KENYA: Student loans go to the rich

University loans do not benefit deserving students, a minister has claimed. Assistant education minister Dr Kilemi Mwiria said 97% of students who applied for loans were successful – but many came from rich families, while Kenya’s loans scheme was supposed to support students from impoverished families, report The Nation.

Mwiria was speaking at a Ford Foundation-sponsored African regional meeting on education held in Mombasa. He said less than a third of students in public universities were from public schools and therefore needed support, and called on boards overseeing the disbursement of loans to ensure that the funds reached disadvantaged students.
Full report on the AllAfrica.com site