Higher Education and Loans Board (HELB) will soon issue loans to students based on the course they undertake.
This new development will, therefore, see students taking science-based courses pocket more money compared to their peers in other courses.
“The Government is at an advanced stage to implement the Differentiated Unit Cost of funding that will allow the Higher Education Loans Board to disburse loans to students depending on the actual cost of courses,” said Fred Matiang'i in Parliament.
The shift will not only affect the students but also institutions since the government will also offer funding to universities depending on the courses they offer.
In the past, students were in the past receiving loans based on their financial background.However, it is not yet clear whether the new criteria will affect the disbursement plan.
The move to change the criteria of funding came in amid a proposal by Vice-Chancellors Committee of public universities to increase students funding from Sh32 billion to Sh65 billion due to the high cost of living.