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University Education (Funding) Bill, 2026
Replaces HELB-only funding with a means-tested mix of scholarships, loans and household contributions.
Step 01
ParliamentReplaces single HELB loan with banded scholarship + loan + family share.
Sponsored by Hon. Julius Migos Ogamba, Cabinet Secretary for Education. Introduced on 12 December 2025. At this stage, Parliament debates and votes on the bill. The text above is the headline change that survived the floor.
- Sponsor
- Hon. Julius Migos Ogamba
- Introduced
- 12 December 2025
- Current stage
- Second Reading
- Introduced in Parliament
- 12 December 2025
- Stage: Second Reading
- Current
- Second Reading debate ongoing.
- Next
Step 02
Regulators & IndustryMeans test runs through KRA, NHIF and county records.
Once signed, regulators (KRA, CBK, line ministries) draft the rules that turn this clause into something companies must follow. Industry players adjust pricing, contracts and systems before the rules hit the public.
- Clause 1
- Replaces single HELB loan with banded scholarship + loan + family share.
- Clause 2
- Means test runs through KRA, NHIF and county records.
- Clause 3
- Appeals window extended from 14 to 30 days.
- Draft regulations gazetted
- Week 1
- Industry consultations begin
- Week 2
- Compliance rules finalised
- Week 4
Step 03
Shops & Service ProvidersAffects University students, parents, HELB, universities, KRA.
This is where the law leaves paper and starts touching transactions. Shops, banks, hospitals, schools and service providers update their tills, forms and fees. You start seeing it on receipts and payslips.
- Who feels it
- University students, parents, HELB, universities, KRA.
- Media mentions
- 132 stories
- Systems & pricing updates roll out
- Month 1
- First receipts & payslips show changes
- Month 2
- Enforcement & spot-checks begin
- Month 3
Step 04
Your HomeSecond Reading debate ongoing.
The final stop: your household budget, your phone, your kitchen. Second Reading debate ongoing. Public sentiment so far: 47% against, 53% in support.
- Public input window
- Past public input
- Sentiment against
- 47%
- Sentiment for
- 53%
- Full effect on household budgets
- Month 3
- First impact review by Parliament
- Month 6
- Statutory annual review
- Year 1
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