President William Ruto is said to have invited students in Nairobi Universities to a Townhall meeting to address the controversial University Funding Model that has triggered planned protests from next week.
According to reports, President Ruto has planned to convene a meeting to speak with students at Townhall tonight at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi.
The event, dubbed the Presidential Townhall, will begin at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 25, and aims to address the concerns and questions surrounding the new Higher Education Funding Model.
This comes after University of Nairobi student leader was abducted after announcing planned protests by University students from next month after reporting of students over the new University Funding Model that has sparked debate.
This saw University of Nairobi students barricading roads in Nairobi CBD demanding the release of their leader and also abolish the new funding model that has placed burden to most students who have been placed under tier four and five forcing President ruto to convene the meeting.
President Ruto hopes to use the meeting to clarify the government’s objectives and address any misconceptions about the funding model and also an opportunity for students to voice their concerns and receive firsthand information from the President.
Accident to Education stakeholders, the new model will increased financial burden on middle-income families and could lead to higher student debt hence the concerns from both parents and institutions of higher learning.
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Its also expected that the government might release the University of Nairobi student leader before the meting by President William Ruto and the students in a bid to clear out the concerns of abductions during the engagement.