University funding model Stories
An audit covering the financial year ending June 30, 2024, has revealed that most institutions are operating far beyond legal salary limits, exposing...
Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok cited a special audit by the Auditor General, which flagged instances where funds were not reaching the int...
Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) Deputy Secretary General Moses Nthurima also raised the alarm, saying the delay had set up sch...
The Elimu Bora Working Group called for President William Ruto to release the report and recommendations of the presidential working party on educatio...
First-year students who reported to campuses on Monday, August 18, 2025, expressed confusion after many were unsure how much to pay following the gove...
Some students reported being asked to make upfront payments of up to Sh50,000 before admission, even as many await disbursement of loans from the High...
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu revealed that the continued operations of many of these universities were being sustained only through government suppo...
Gathungu said the universities did not have legal evidence to confirm ownership of the assets reflected in their financial statements.
The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Sirisia MP John Waluke, proposes lifestyle audits for bursars and accountants in schools and...
Semester fees for students will now range from a minimum contribution of Sh5,814 to a maximum of Sh75,000, depending on the student’s level of need an...
The audit covering 42 universities found that Sh10.96 billion of the debt is long-term, while Sh68.4 billion represents current liabilities.
The CS told senators that a team from the Office of the Deputy President and the National Treasury is reviewing all ongoing donor-funded projects to e...
The national event has been marred by reports of last-minute fundraisers, stranded learners and schools withdrawing from the festival due to a lack of...
CS Ogamba said the reduction, introduced under the student-centred funding model, is a deliberate approach to raise numbers and create sustainable fun...
The move signals a broader shift in US federal vaccine development priorities.
Mwiti criticised the National Treasury for consistently failing to meet its constitutional obligation to release funds on time, noting that the delays...
At the top of KUPPET’s demands is the immediate release of the entire capitation for the 2025 academic year, well before the third and final term begi...
He questioned the rationale behind the model, saying it had been introduced without adequate planning or consideration for students’ welfare.
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, in her audit report for the financial year ending June 2024, disclosed that the authority, tasked with overseeing the...
According to the Auditor General's report, the payments, which were avoidable, stemmed from weak contract oversight and poor cash flow management that...
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba said the move is aimed at ensuring that all eligible students receive financial support and that no on...
The MPs said the challenge of underfunded schools is longstanding, and that no administration in the last seven years has fully disbursed the official...
The CS urged politicians and education stakeholders to engage constructively in public discourse surrounding education financing, warning that misinfo...
His assurance comes amid public concern following recent remarks by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, who told Parliament that the government can...
Under current policy, students in day secondary schools should receive Sh22,000 per year, junior secondary students Sh15,000, and primary school pupil...
The changes, made under the authority of various sections of the Universities Act, are intended to reinforce governance, policy oversight, and institu...
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu’s report attributes the flaws to poor coordination between government agencies and a failure to integrate the funding m...
The shocking revelations were brought to light during a parliamentary committee session on Thursday, where Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba w...
The loan, part of the World Bank’s Development Policy Operations (DPO) facility, was expected this month but now hangs in the balance over unmet refor...
CS Mbadi attributed the underfunding to Kenya’s debt burden and constrained budget.
