Parents whose children will join universities this year will get major fees reprieve as the government announced reduction up to 40 per cent.

This even as it emerged that more than 650,000 candidates who sat last year's KCSE snubbed university and college places.

The fees reduction signals a shake-up in the new funding model that has been a subject of major debate due to high fees and student loans.

According to Education CS Julius Ogamba, Medicine, one of the most expensive programme, will have the biggest reduction.