Education CS Ezekiel Machogu walks back on varsities fund cut
Education CS Ezekiel Machogu, Germany Ambassador to Kenya Sebastian Groth and KIST Principal Sammy Kamau Waititu during the ground-breaking ceremony for the project promotion of youth employment and vocational training at Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology on November 8, 2022.
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu has backtracked on his earlier statement regarding state funding of public universities and said that the capitation funds will continue.
Mr Machogu said that although the government is working on budget cuts for other ministries, the money allocated to the Ministry of Education would not be affected and told the universities to “relax”.
