Bad News To Private University Students After The Government Started The Following

The bid to block private universities from getting government funds has started in earnest with the publication of a proposed law setting the stage for the ban.

The publication of the Universities (Amendment) (No3), Bill of 2023, by MP Christopher Aseka marks the official start of a journey that will deny the private colleges billions if concluded as planned.

The Bill was under consideration by the budget committee, which has since approved it, hence its publication on the green paper.

In the proposed law, Aseka, who is a member of the budget committee, seeks to provide that the government only funds public universities.

He argues that the aim is “to safeguard public funds from misuse by private entities, which have not been brought under the regulatory framework of the Public Finance Management Act”.