education budget Stories

Education gets Sh702.7bn in 2025/26 budget amid capitation woes, free learning concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 12, 2025

TSC will receive the lion’s share of Sh387.2 billion, including Sh7.2 billion earmarked for the recruitment of intern teachers and Sh980 million for c...

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...

MPs demand Sh5.9 billion budget reallocation for national exams amid Treasury cuts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2025

The reallocation plan includes Sh3 billion from secondary schools, Sh2 billion from junior schools, and Sh900 million from primary schools.

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...

State Department of Higher Education fails to explain Sh12.5 million fuel expenditure
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

The financial query comes at a time when the state department is grappling with myriad financial challenges in the higher education subsector.

Students break for three-week April holiday amid ongoing challenges in education sector
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

The second term is expected to begin on April 28 and will last for 14 weeks.

State proposes Sh68 billion budget increase to tackle education crisis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 17, 2025

The new budget proposal includes a Sh26.3 billion increase for the State Department for Higher Education and Research, with Sh22 billion earmarked for...

State sets aside Sh7.5 billion for construction of 7,500 CBC classrooms by December
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 03, 2024

Additionally, the government is preparing to release Sh3.4 billion to the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF) for the constructi...

Treasury bows to pressure, releases Sh29.7 billion for schools ahead of next week's teachers strike
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 22, 2024

The funds, part of a larger Sh40 billion allocation across various ministries, include Sh1.6 billion for free primary education, Sh14.1 billion for fr...

Education ministry warns head teachers against illegal school fees
Mishi Gongo  |  Jun 29, 2024

Machogu noted that the ministry has prescribed the maximum allowable fees to charge at each level so schools must "strictly adhere to prevailing polic...

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