Capitation Fee Stories

Principals unveil revised senior school fees ahead of 2026 transition
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 29, 2025

The new fees will vary by school cluster and are intended to match the cost of implementing senior school pathways, including science and technology.

School heads urge minimum funding threshold as capitation shortfall hits Sh18 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 29, 2025

The school heads say many students remain unfunded due to challenges with the National Education Management Information System (Nemis), leaving instit...

Principals demand three-year cycle for fees, capitation review
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 28, 2025

The principals also resolved to embrace flexibility and innovation in the rollout of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) curriculum, especially with...

Funding delay forces 2,105 students out of school, over 7,000 suspend studies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 25, 2025

The failure to release the remaining funds has disrupted learning and forced institutions to operate under tight financial strain, despite continuing...

Officials accused of looting school funds in widespread extortion racket targeting capitation money
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 15, 2025

The revelations emerged during a heated National Assembly debate, where MPs accused education officials of running a widespread scheme that exploits s...

Sh5.9 billion reallocated to cover 2025 national exams amid education budget cuts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

The National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Education proposed this reallocation, which will draw from recurrent capitation funds allocated to j...

Relief for schools as government disburses Sh22 billion capitation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2025

Sh1.37 billion has been disbursed for Free Primary Education, Sh8.9 billion for Free Day Junior School Education, Sh118 million for Junior School Spec...

Teachers demand immediate reinstatement of Sh62bn education budget cut, warn of sector crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 19, 2025

Knut boss Oyuu warned that education reforms underway, particularly the transition to the Competency Based Education, risk collapsing without adequate...

Schools risk closure as capitation delay enters second month
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 18, 2025

The Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) has warned that if the funds are not released soon, schools may be forced to send learners home...

School capitation crisis bites deeper despite state promise to release Sh21 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 11, 2025

Principals now say the delay has left institutions cash-strapped, forcing some to withhold pay for non-teaching staff and dodge creditors.

Schools struggle under Sh70bn govt debt, risk disruptions in busy second term
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 02, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba on Wednesday announced that public schools are set to receive Sh21 billion in capitation funds starting Mond...

KNUT urges timely release of capitation funds ahead of schools reopening
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 27, 2025

KNUT Deputy Secretary General Hesbon Otieno urged the government to ensure the timely release of 30 per cent of the capitation funds allocated for the...

MPs summon Treasury CS Mbadi for failing to release CDF funds two weeks to school reopening
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 15, 2025

The session saw the MPs suspending all other businesses and threatening to boycott the sitting in protest over the delays.

Universities, TVETs in financial turmoil over delayed capitation funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 03, 2025

MPs have now called for honesty in government budgeting and policy formulation to prevent recurring financial crises in the education sector.

Treasury pressured to release billions in overdue school capitation funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

Senators want the government to establish a long-term strategy to prevent further funding delays as schools face mounting arrears of Sh67 billion.

Sh7 billion capitation deficit threatens school operations, says principals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 21, 2025

The principals have urged the Ministry of Education to resolve the issue urgently to ensure smooth operations in schools.

Senators oppose call by headteachers to increase school fees to bridge capitation gap
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 15, 2025

Under the school heads’ proposal, parents with children in national schools would see fees rise from Sh53,554 to Sh73,182 annually, an increase of Sh1...

Do not send students home, funds are coming, Education CS Ogamba tells schools
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 07, 2025

Ogamba said that the Ministry of Education is working closely with the Treasury to ensure the outstanding Sh14 billion for first-term capitation is di...

Sh43.4 billion budget shortfall threatens Kenya's free education programme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 21, 2025

More than 982,197 secondary school students under the Free Secondary Education (FSE) programme face uncertainty due to a Sh21.85 billion funding gap,...

Public secondary schools on brink of closure as state fails to meet funding commitments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 16, 2025

A report by the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) has revealed that the government is allocating only Sh10,000 per student annually,...

Principals sound alarm over delayed capitation funds for schools
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 28, 2025

According to PS Kipsang, the total allocation for secondary schools in the first term stands at Sh28 billion.

Student under probe for diverting school capitation fee into his account
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jan 27, 2025

The bank reported that Sh1, 173, 352 was fraudulently diverted to the account held by Gideon Kibet Langat at the bank's Nandi Hills branch the previou...

CS Ogamba: Schools should not send children home over fee arrears, funds are on the way
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 25, 2025

According to the CS, the Treasury released Sh19 billion on Thursday, with an additional Sh15 billion which was to be disbursed on Friday.

State to release Sh48.8 billion for school capitation next week - Mbadi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 18, 2025

According to CS Mbadi, the disbursement had been delayed due to the country's ongoing debt challenges.

State given 7-day ultimatum to disburse capitation funds to schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 16, 2025

The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers has warned that failure to release the funds within the given period will prompt teachers to go on...

Secondary school heads warn of worsening financial crisis as capitation funds from state remain in limbo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 13, 2025

Kuria explained that boarding schools, which typically rely on fees from new Form One students, are now struggling to sustain operations.

Government to ensure disbursement of Sh48bn capitation grants for first term
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jan 09, 2025

The Sh48 billion capitation grants will go a long way in supporting the operational needs of schools, such as providing learning materials, improving...

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