Kenya: Ruto at Four: Inside Kenya Kwanza’s Education Promises and Policy U-Turns

President William Ruto made a raft of promises when campaigning for the presidency in 2022, largely targeting the education sector and seeking to revamp it. 

In July 2026, President Ruto stood before Kenyans and declared that every qualified student joining a public university or college would have their fees fully covered by the state.

“Going forward, any student, so long as they have passed their examinations and they have been placed in a college or university, will get full funding for…