CIPK North Rift Chairman Condemns New University Funding Model as Discriminatory
The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) North Rift Chairman, Abubakar Bini, has strongly criticized the new university funding model, calling it unfair and biased towards students from wealthy families. Speaking to the press in Eldoret, Bini urged the government to reconsider the model, warning that it threatens to exclude students from poor backgrounds from accessing higher education.
“This new university model is uncalled for, and the government, through the Ministry of Education, must rethink it. Education will now only be for the rich,” Bini said. “The old model was neutral and benefited many children from disadvantaged families.”
Bini argued that the new funding system disproportionately affects millions of students, making it harder for them to secure financial support. He noted that the model could drive up the cost of university education and jeopardize the existence of satellite campuses, while placing additional financial burdens on self-sponsored students.
“The new funding model is making education prohibitively expensive and threatening the existence of satellite campuses. It also places additional burdens on self-sponsored students,” Bini added.
Youth leader Kassim Swaleh echoed Bini’s sentiments, describing the model as discriminatory and unjust.
“It’s unfortunate that the government is denying its children the right to education by making university education more expensive. How can two children from the same family be put in different funding bands? This shows that the system is discriminatory, and the government should do away with it immediately,” Swaleh said.
The growing opposition to the new university funding model underscores concerns that it could widen the gap between students from wealthy and poor families, leaving many young Kenyans without access to affordable higher education.
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