This archive report was first published on 13 July 2021.
Published on July 13, 2021, the University of Nairobi (UoN) has increased fees for liberal arts master's courses by 118 percent, from an average of Sh275,000 to more than Sh600,000 for a two-year programme.
Students claim they were not consulted by the university before the fee increase, which will apply to new students joining the university from July.
Mr Kikwai, the secretary-general of the UoN Students Association, stated, 'The fee increment has already been confirmed and the update made on the university website in each and every college. They have increased the fee by 118 per cent. We were not involved in any discussion pertaining to this, and we won't allow it.'
Harrison Ochieng', secretary-general of the college of health sciences, termed the decision an injustice that will lock out students unable to pay for training to become doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.
He added, 'We will not be silent on this. Education is a basic right that every student is entitled to. If the university wants to support the universal health care agenda as proposed by the President, there is no point raising the cost of training doctors. Increasing school fees now will harm our health care in the future.'
