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University of Embu VC backs new university financial model

Embu varsity VC defends new university funding model amid concerns from stakeholders

The University of Embu Vice Chancellor  (VC) Prof. Daniel Mugendi Njiru, has defended Kenya’s new university funding model, describing it as one of the most significant reforms ever introduced in the country’s higher education sector. Prof. Mugendi said the model, which uses the Means Testing Instrument (MTI) to determine the financial needs of students, has…

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When Schools Turn into Cash Machines: How profit-driven schooling is killing true education

How profit-driven schooling is reshaping learners into customers, teachers into performers, and education into a market product. When schools begin to operate more like business enterprises than centres of learning, the entire philosophy of education quietly changes. What was once a sacred space for nurturing minds, shaping character, and building curiosity slowly transforms into a…

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Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi during finance bill

Inside the Finance Bill 2026 proposals affecting Kenya’s education sector

Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026 is packed with tax measures, but tucked inside its provisions are changes that could reshape how the government, private investors and businesses engage with the education sector. The bill proposes amendments to the Income Tax Act that touch on educational buildings, university research, school fees for employees’ dependants, and the tax…

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