The Ruto government plans to merge the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) and the Higher Education Loans Board into a single entity.

Under a new bill proposed by the Ministry of Education, these two bodies will be replaced by the Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Authority.

The proposed Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill, 2024, details that the authority will have 10 main roles including placing students in tertiary education and provision of student loans.

“The functions of the Authority shall be to provide funding for infrastructure development and maintenance in tertiary institutions; establish a tertiary education savings scheme; disseminate information on available programmes and their costs and mobilize resources to augment Government allocation for tertiary education,” read the bill in part.

Other functions of the Authority include; providing coordinated career guidance to individuals intending to pursue tertiary education, establishing and maintaining a system for data management related to student placement and tertiary education funding, and administering the Fund established under this Act.

Additionally, the Authority will advise the Education Cabinet Secretary on matters concerning placement and funding.