Now a combination of the shift in the way lectures are delivered and the decline in people's incomes with some havening lost their jobs, there's widespread project of an increase in university dropout
Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Albert Murinzi-a 23-year-old third year student at Kigali Independent University known by it French acronym of ULK was working as a tech developer for an e-commerce platform to support his education.
Like Murinzi, Prince Gashaija, a 22-year-old final year student at Mount Kenya University used to pay for his tuition fees.
Peace Mirembe, a mother of two university students, was a teacher before the coronavirus halted the operations of schools.
She told The New Times that; "I have two students at Mount Kenya University, and they were all paid for by the little money I earned from my job."
In May, Rwanda eased lockdown measures for businesses but extended the closure of universities and schools until September.
