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Open university to cut tuition costs by 75pc, says President Ruto
President William Ruto gives an award of Charter to the Open University of Kenya at Konza Technopolis on August 3, 2023. Receiving is Prof Chaha Nyaigotti-Chacha, Chairman of the Kenyan Commission for University Education (CUE) as Ezekiel Machogu Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Education(first right) and other officials look on. PHOTO | BILLY OGADA | NMG
Kenya’s first-ever fully-fledged virtual university will ride on limited operational expenses to cut the cost of accessing higher education by up to 75 percent, President William Ruto has said.
The President, who spoke on Thursday when he awarded a charter to the Open University of Kenya (OUK) said he had together with the newly appointed chancellor, James Mwangi, developed a framework that will see training costs fall to a quarter of what conventional institutions charge.
