Refund of University Fees Paid by First Years to Parents.
Parents who paid for their children’s university enrollment fees now have the opportunity to get refund from the relevant institutions. Vice Chancellors have also made it clear that nobody was required to pay fees. Therefore, those parents and students, or anyone else who did so did so voluntarily and deliberately.
Vice Chancellors Committee Chair Professor Daniel Mugendi said that any payments were made voluntarily and without any duress. He too said colleges would be entitled to issue refunds if a change in category resulted in lack of payment requirement.
Some vice chancellors of universities are defying a government order to collect fees prior to admitting first-year students.
Some institutions were found to demand payment of up to seven percent of tuition fees from students. This they did regardless of their categorization, before admitting them.
Education CS had previously ordered that no student should be denied admission to a university due to fees. Prof. Mugendi however defended his colleagues, stating that no institution required parents to pay tuition fees.
Contrary, students reported that some institutions denied admission to those who had not paid seven percent of their tuition. According to Mugendi, new first-year students were exempt from paying tuition fees under the new funding model. This is until the Higher Education Fund (comprising the Universities Fund and HELB) finalizes their categorization.
Refund of University Fees Paid by First Years to Parents.
The Vice Chancellors’ Committee disclosed that Kenyatta University has admitted 7,752 out of 7,979 candidates placed by KUCCPS. Kisii University has accepted 7,160 out of 8,670 applicants, and Moi University has admitted 4,103 out of 5,480 applicants.
Prof. Mugendi mentioned that students requiring additional services like housing could pay for those services. He also suggested that guardians consider temporarily supporting students with accommodation and meals until the categorization process is completed.
Additionally, he advised parents to think about providing temporary housing and meals for youngsters while the classification process is ongoing.
According to University Funding data, 109,100 college students have applied for government loans, scholarships, or both, compared to 31,007 students who have not yet done so. In addition, 53,736 TVET students submitted financial requests to the government.
In a similar development, Education Cabinet Secretary Machogu extended the funding and scholarship application due to October 7.
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Refund of University Fees Paid by First Years to Parents.