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How Ksh 16.9B scholarship gap exposes Ruto’s higher education funding crisis

Thousands of Kenyan university students risk inadequate financial assistance in the 2026/2027 financial year as scholarship requirements rise to Ksh47 billion against an allocation of Ksh30.1 billion, leaving a projected Ksh16.9 billion shortfall. The deficit comes amid mounting financial pressure on public universities, whose pending bills reached Ksh100.3 billion as of January 31, 2026, raising…

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