Private universities have been dealt a blow after the Auditor General demanded they refund Sh219 million irregularly disbursed to them by the exchequer.
This comes on the backdrop of a strong push by Parliament to terminate a 2016 policy that allowed government sponsored students to be placed in private universities.
In a new special report, Auditor General Nancy Gathungu wants 15 private universities to refund Sh219 million for students who were not placed by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service.
