Caption for the landscape image: Funding crisis looms as more learners qualify for university Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Scroll down to read the article Kabarak High School students celebrate after the release of 2025 KCSE results with some of their top students at the institution on January 9, 2026. Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group By Mercy Simiyu Correspondent Article Related Kenya’s university funding system is facing unprecedented strain following a record surge in students qualifying for higher education. Data shows that 270,715 candidates scored C+ and above in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, making them eligible for university admission. This figure far exceeds earlier projections and marks a sharp rise from the 246,000 qualifiers in 2024 and 201,000 in 2023. PREMIUM Ogamba: Pending bills probe is stalling Sh58.8bn owed to private varsities Private universities may have to wait longer for release of billions of shillings. PREMIUM Pending bills: Private varsities demand Sh58bn from State State owes the money in tuition fees for students placed in the institutions. . Recommended for you PREMIUM Cash-strapped TUK given 30 days to pay Sh6.4bn pension debt PREMIUM Why 7,000 land disputes remain stuck at NLC PREMIUM Cops gone rogue: Inside a trail of jailbreaks PREMIUM Sh500m fines, parental consent: New tough social media rules for children, providers Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust. PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections. PREMIUM Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
PREMIUM Ogamba: Pending bills probe is stalling Sh58.8bn owed to private varsities Private universities may have to wait longer for release of billions of shillings.
PREMIUM Pending bills: Private varsities demand Sh58bn from State State owes the money in tuition fees for students placed in the institutions.
Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust.
PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections.
PREMIUM Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
