Monday, August 26, 2024 – President William Ruto and his friend, Raila Odinga, are reportedly in panic mode.
This is after Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka threatened to
initiate anti-government protests similar to the Gen Z revolution which saw
Ruto and Raila come together and form a broad-based government.
Addressing a crowd in Githurai yesterday, Kalonzo vowed to
spearhead a national campaign against the recently implemented university
funding model, denouncing it as overly complex and exclusionary towards
lower-income families.
He criticized the government's lack of engagement with
the public and educational stakeholders before rolling out the new system.
"The current administration has plunged education into
crisis," Musyoka declared.
"We give notice to the government, which appears clueless about managing this essential sector, that we will mobilize the country to oppose this unjust model.
"If the plan is to make university
education a privilege only for the affluent, then the marginalized will rise to
reclaim their rightful access."
Musyoka explained the widespread disapproval of the funding
scheme among Kenyans, emphasizing that the lack of prior consultation or pilot
testing has left many unprepared and disadvantaged.
"Education is in a crisis, and it is both impracticable
and unfair. Even university administrations admit they were left out of the
conversation," he added.
The Wiper party leader's strong opposition to the new
university funding model resonates with concerns raised across various sectors
regarding the transparency and inclusivity of the new system.
"How many are ready to stand against this? The poor
will rise and claim their position," Musyoka rallied the crowd.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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