University students have warned against the move to merge HELB and the varsities funds.

University of Nairobi Student Association (UNSA) chairperson Melvin Thogo said the plan will not be a solution to the funding crisis in universities.

In his education charter, President William Ruto proposed to merge the two bodies.

"While this may look attractive at face value, this is the easiest way to disenfranchise students of this fund," Thogo said.

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"Amalgamating the funds means the university administration will directly receive the money and then disburse them to students," Thogo said.

If this is adopted, Thogo said universities will spend the funds disbursed to cater for other expenditures.

"The university administration will obviously use these funds to pay for their expenditures first before disbursing them to the students. This means the amount disbursed to the students might be reduced or not disbursed at all," she said.