Questions linger whether the government will open applications to universities this week for over 246,000 candidates who sat 2024 KCSE, amid a court battle over the higher education funding model.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba promised the candidates that the portal would be open this week, but government sources told The Standard it is not clear whether the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) woule open the portal, yet.

Last week, KUCCPS said they had already collected necessary data and ready to open the portal.

An appeal lodged by the Ministry of Education on the university funding model, will be heard today, even as growing uncertainty on courses application process throws the admissions process into quandary.