Monday, December 23, 2024 - Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has broken his silence after the High Court declared the new university funding model illegal and unconstitutional.
In a statement, Ogamba stated
that the government would work on modifying the model to address the issues
raised by the High Court.
“The President formed a working
party committee to re-examine the entire funding model and refine it to ensure
the next cohort does not face the same challenges encountered during the
admission of the current cohort. That committee is continuing its work,” Ogamba
stated.
“We have introduced an interim
report, which we will review before producing a final report. Once it is
finalised, we will implement it to ensure the funding model for the next cohort
serves its purpose and no student is left behind.”
This announcement comes just a
day after Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that the model was unconstitutional,
stating that the government had not conducted proper public participation
before implementing it.
The High Court judge also noted
that the model was discriminatory in categorising students into various bands.
As a result, he directed CS
Ogamba, the Attorney General, the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the
Trustees of the Universities Fund Kenya, and the Kenya Universities and
Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) not to implement it.
The court ruling followed a
petition filed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) in 2023.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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