The University of Nairobi has announced a major reduction in hostel accommodation fees for the 2025/26 academic year, cutting rates by 50 percent in response to mounting pressure from students. This decision comes just a week after the university signalled a willingness to review its on-campus accommodation charges, following protests and appeals from the student body. In an internal memo message to students and staff issued on Wednesday, Vice Chancellor Prof Jesang Hutchinson confirmed that the university's council had approved the new rates, which will apply for the upcoming academic year only.
Under the revised structure, students will now pay Ksh21,500 for a single room and Ksh15,500 for a double room - both representing a 50 per cent cut from previous rates. A photo of the University of Nairobi (UoN) towers in Nairobi County.
Kenyans.co.ke However, Prof Hutchinson noted that the decision, though necessary, will have financial implications.
The university expects an annual budget shortfall of approximately Ksh151 million as a result of the fee reduction.
