The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education has toured several Public Universities to inspect implementation of the projects funded in the Financial Year 2023/2024 budget.
The committee led by Committee Chairperson Tindiret Member of Parliament Julius Melly who led the Central Kenya delegation said the MPs sought to know challenges faced by the institutions in implementation of their projects, with the goal of instituting corrective measures.
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The deliberations also sought to interrogate the effectiveness of the roll out of the new university funding model, areas of collaboration between universities and Technical Vocational Educational and Training Institutions (TVETs) among other areas.
The MP noted that the visits were necessary to inform the Committee’s further deliberations with the Ministry and the State Department for Higher Education, regarding funding of stalled projects and those due for completion.
“This is very important because we have also been able to physically inspect the construction works on the projects,” noted Melly.
The management of the respective universities also shared data on student admission, as well as challenges they were encountering with fees payment under the new funding model.
By Obegi Malack
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