500,000 The number of beds universities are set to add in five years

An aerial view of mount Kenya university hostels. Latest survey shows Kenyan Universities have a 489,000 bed capacity deficit./FILE
An aerial view of mount Kenya university hostels. Latest survey shows Kenyan Universities have a 489,000 bed capacity deficit./FILE

Surveys have shown there are 280,000 bed spaces in universities and colleges in Kenya, compared with a student population of 769,000 and rising. In 2015 alone, the student population rose by 80,000 driven by expanded enrolment across both self-sponsored and government sponsored students.

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