By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorMore than 5,000 government-sponsored students who were placed in private universities in September last year failed to take up their slots. University Funding Board chief executive Milton Njuki said the board used Sh2 billion to place the students in the private universities. VACANCIESIn 2016, only 6,318 out of 12,096 government-sponsored students joined private universities selected for them. KAGINSPECTIONUniversities had initially indicated they have a capacity of 143,000: 93,000 in 32 public universities and 47,335 in private universities. However, after validation by the Commission for University Education, the number was reduced to 81,038 for public universities and 17,665 for private universities.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2018 17:03 UTC