MPs Mohamed Ali (Nyali), Babu Owino (Embakasi East), Antony Oluoch (Mathare), Charles Nguna (Mwingi West), John Paul (Igembe South), Brighton Yegon (Konoin) and Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga) said increasing university fees would lock out hundreds of bright but poor students.
“The proposal to increase tuition fees is unacceptable, and tomorrow (today), we are going to file an injunction to prevent vice chancellors from increasing university fees,” said Owino during a press conference at Parliament Buildings yesterday.
At the moment, the Government pays Sh70,000, while each student pays Sh16,000 per year, for tuition. Universities say they can no longer continue to charge Sh16,000 per student as it has become unsustainable.
