Education stakeholders are urging the government to release interim funding for first-year university students who reported in September, as uncertainty over their financing deepens. The confusion follows the President's declaration on university funding, while Parliament has yet to pass the Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill, which would overhaul student placement and funding. The Elimu Bora Working Group warns that thousands of first-years are now stranded, without HELB loans, scholarships, or clarity on who will pay their tuition.

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