President Ruto defends university funding model

President William Ruto now says the ministry of education will increase funding for scholarships and loans for the extremely needy students to 95%. His remarks come as the ministry is caught up in yet another uproar over the new banding parameters for students seeking government funding for higher education in the country, which could see hundreds of needy miss University. The new funding bands seeks to allocate funds to students based on the level of financial need and capability