The Tertiary Education, Placement and Funding Bill, 2026

Summary

Establishes the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service and the Tertiary Education Funding Authority; provides for placement, financing and coordinated career guidance; establishes the Tertiary Education Fund; provides for loans, scholarships, data management, dispute resolution, repeal and transitional provisions.

Issued by

National Assembly — Kimani Ichung’wah, Leader of the Majority Party

Who it affects

Persons seeking placement in tertiary institutions; students and trainees seeking or granted funding for tertiary education; Kenyan students and trainees pursuing tertiary education within and outside Kenya; accredited tertiary institutions offering tertiary education in Kenya; and any person or institution interested in funding in tertiary education.