A fourth-year student at Africa Nazarene University (ANU) has raised concerns over what she describes as repeated financial demands linked to her attachment programme, claiming the additional costs have disrupted her studies and forced her to previously abandon her university journey.
The student, who requested anonymity, said she joined the university in 2018 but was forced to drop out after encountering similar challenges, before returning in 2022 when she enrolled for an attachment programme in Mumias after paying Ksh 16,000 as the required attachment fee.
She claims that after making the payment, she was later informed that she needed to raise an additional Ksh 20,750, a demand she says left her unable to proceed with the programme and forced her to seek alternative ways of raising money before eventually re enrolling this year.
The student says that after paying another Ksh 20,000 attachment fee upon returning to university, she has again been informed that she must pay an additional Ksh 20,750 to facilitate a lecturer travelling to Kisumu to supervise her attachment.
“I have requested for online supervision but they have refused,” the student said, adding that the repeated financial demands have placed her under immense pressure as she tries to complete her degree.
She says she comes from a difficult background and is an orphan, arguing that the additional charges have made it increasingly difficult for her to continue pursuing her education despite having already made payments required by the institution.
Africa Nazarene University, a private chartered Christian institution established in 1994 by the Church of the Nazarene, operates campuses in Ongata Rongai and Nairobi CBD and offers programmes across various fields, including business, law, technology, humanities and social sciences.
The student is appealing for intervention from relevant education authorities and university leadership to review the attachment supervision requirements and provide clarity on the additional charges being demanded from students.
"Hello Cyprian, I am a student in distress. I am a fourth year student at Africa Nazarene University, and I feel so frustrated with the way these people are treating me. I joined university in 2018, and I had to drop out because of the same issue they are raising right now. In 2022, I enrolled for attachment in Mumias. I am an orphan from a very poor background. That aside, I paid the full attachment fee, which was Ksh 16,000, only to be called and told that I needed to add another Ksh 20,750. I had to quit. I started hustling and enrolled back this year again. After paying another Ksh 20,000 attachment fee, they are again demanding Ksh 20,750 to facilitate a lecturer who is coming to supervise me in Kisumu. I have requested for online supervision, but they have refused. This is so depressing."
