Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua and her allies have demanded the immediate withdrawal of the new funding model following the complaints raised by students and parents.
In a statement signed alongside other allies including Prof Kivutha Kibwana on Thursday, November 14, the leaders called on the government to revert to the old funding model.
On the other hand, the leaders also demanded for President William Ruto's administration to honour its agreement with the lecturers who are on strike.
Karua and the team warned that the ongoing stalemate would have dire repercussions on the quality of higher education in Kenya.
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"The country is staring at an epochal collapse of quality assurance in university teaching and examination. An international blacklisting of Kenyan academic credentials will have dire ramifications that will go way beyond the Ruto era," read the statement in part.
Meanwhile, the team also called on the government to remit the outstanding HELB funds to the students and the universities.
"Terminating funding in a way that is causing acute problems to both learners and teachers. Intimidating and haunting out vice-chancellors who tell them the truth and show them a rational retreat" read the statement in part.
"Totally ignoring the primary decency in dealing with labour relations. University staff continue on strike while the government contemptuously reneges on its obligations under a series of unimplemented Collective Bargaining Agreements."
Other leaders who signed off were Dr Mukhisa Kituyi and Kabando was Kabando.
