Ruto Bill to overhaul schools, universities, teacher training
The Kenyan government has introduced new education bills aimed at restructuring the governance of schools and universities, including the consolidation of funding bodies into a single authority. The proposed legislation seeks to implement recommendations from the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms to improve efficiency in student loans and institutional funding.
Why it matters
These reforms represent a significant overhaul of the national education financing system, directly impacting how students access loans and how institutions are managed in Kenya.
Teachers, schools and universities are targeted in a raft of education bills that if enacted will reshape governance of schools, university students funding and teacher training. The draft bills seek to implement recommendations of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER), whose report was handed to President William Ruto in 2023.
Among the proposals is one with far-reaching implications on funding for university students and those in other institutions of higher learning.
The Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill seeks to merge the Higher Education Loans Board, the Universities Fund and the TVET Funding Board.
If enacted, the entities will be amalgamated into a single Tertiary Education Funding Authority (TEFA).
The new authority would administer student loans, scholarships and institutional funding.
“The funding authority shall be the overarching body handling all facets of higher education funding, student loans and scholarships,” a ministry brief shows.
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