Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged Parliament to pass, before the December recess, a Bill that will provide government financial support to every qualifying student seeking admission to a university, the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), a teachers’ training college or a technical training institute.
Speaking in Voi, Taita Taveta County, on Monday, November 9, 2026, Kindiki said the Universities and Higher Education Placement and Funding Bill, 2026, would end a long-standing disparity in which only university students received government support.
“We have decided that, going forward, every student who qualifies to join a university, the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), a teachers’ training college or a technical training institute must receive government support, just as university students do,” he said.
“The Bill is currently being debated in Parliament, and we have asked Parliament to expedite its passage before the December recess.”
The Deputy President said the Bill would ensure students receive financial assistance based on merit rather than their families’ financial circumstances.
“This administration, under the leadership of President William Ruto, has embarked on correcting this historical injustice that persisted for a long time,” he said.
“The Bill will ensure that every student who qualifies to join a KMTC, university or technical training institute receives financial support, regardless of their family background.”
Kindiki was in the constituency to inspect development projects, including a Sh230 million hostel at KMTC’s Voi campus that will accommodate 580 students.
The project is part of a national plan to build accommodation for 180,000 students in universities, KMTCs, teachers’ colleges and technical institutes.
He said the government was spending more than Sh16.5 billion on 243 kilometres of new roads in Taita Taveta, as well as Sh7.8 billion on affordable houses and hostels in the county under the housing fund.
He praised President Ruto for ensuring equitable distribution of national resources.
“There is no other President who has ensured that Kenya’s national resources are distributed equitably across all counties, without considering whether residents voted for him or not,” Kindiki said.
He challenged the President’s critics to present their plans for the country.
“I want to challenge those individuals going around with empty and nonsensical talk to tell Kenyans what they will do for them,” he said.
“Many of them have previously held positions of leadership, yet there is nothing they can show for it.”
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