Capitation Funds Stories

Capitation crisis forces early school closures nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2025

So far, the government has released Sh22.1 billion in capitation funds to public primary and secondary schools. However, some institutions remain unab...

New funding formula aims to guarantee timely release of school capitation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 12, 2025

MPs expressed concern that with only two weeks left before the end of the third term, many schools had not received government disbursements, severely...

EACC probing governors, county officials in 16 counties over multi-billion shillings graft claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 09, 2025

Counties under examination include Nakuru, Nairobi, Migori, Vihiga, West Pokot, Kajiado, Marsabit, Tharaka Nithi, Meru, Homa Bay, Wajir, Samburu, Maku...

MPs urge Education Ministry to recall students sent home over delayed capitation payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 08, 2025

MPs said the continued absence of candidates from school threatens their readiness for upcoming national exams.

Senate sets stage for tough action against counties with undeclared bank accounts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 08, 2025

The committee, chaired by Wajir Senator Mohamed Abass, wants the Public Finance Management (National Government) Regulations, 2015, revised to spell o...

Senators warn governors over failure to implement county fund mismanagement resolutions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 07, 2025

Speaker Kingi said several committee reports with actionable recommendations have gone unheeded for years, leaving financial irregularities unchecked.

Senate summons CEOs over missing Sh244 million from Technical University of Kenya Pension Scheme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 02, 2025

The move follows revelations that Sh244 million deducted from employees’ salaries between 2009 and 2013 was never remitted into the registered scheme.

Pressure mounts on finance executives to operationalise County Assembly Funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

The law requires each county to set up a County Assembly Fund, managed by the clerk, to receive and retain all assembly monies. Any withdrawals must b...

Auditor General flags misuse of Sh6.5 billion emergency funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu issued a qualified opinion on the fund’s financial statements, citing unsupported expenditures, misuse of funds, and br...

Frustration as Tana River students miss out on bursaries, governor blames MCAs
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 30, 2025

The governor expressed deep concern that many students from the county — in primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities — are being sent...

Counties face tightened oversight as Controller of Budget gains access to bank accounts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 30, 2025

The reform introduces a new layer of oversight over county finances, allowing the budget controller to track cash movements and flag questionable acti...

Education ministry tightens capitation rules after billion-shilling ghost schools scandal
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 29, 2025

Every school will undergo a rigorous validation exercise to confirm registration with the county education board and the posting of a substantive prin...

Capitation crisis: Schools face financial paralysis weeks before start of national exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 28, 2025

The uproar comes a day after Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, appearing before the Senate Committee on Education, requested one more week to...

CoB Nyakang’o warns counties over heavy reliance on hospital fees, urges revenue diversification
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 24, 2025

Nyakang'o noted that while facility improvement funds helped offset some shortfalls, overreliance on health revenues leaves counties vulnerable to fis...

EACC probing MCAs accused of blackmailing governors, manipulating county tenders
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 24, 2025

Ngumbi further cautioned that ward representatives and county officials doing business with county governments risk breaching the new Conflict of Inte...

Audit exposes Sh601 million mismanagement in political parties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 24, 2025

The report shows that Sh275.9 million of the funds involved unsupported balances across 16 parties, while Sh325.9 million was linked to cash managemen...

Schools face funding crisis as data errors stall disbursements
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2025

Internal reports reveal that 719 schools provided incorrect bank details, risking misdirected or delayed funds, while around 900 schools submitted inc...

NG-CDF denies role in controversial Mandera South school project
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 19, 2025

The case was lodged by a group of residents from Kotulo sub-county, who accuse their MP, Haro Abdul Ebrahim, of unilaterally setting up Gode Secondary...

Fraud drains Kenya’s pension and health insurance funds, citizens left struggling
DW News  |  Sep 17, 2025

Kenya's pension and health insurance systems were meant to bring people dignity in old age. But fraud, delays and broken promises have left retirees a...

Counties urge senators to end bursary freeze hitting thousands of students
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

The dispute dates back to a Nakuru High Court decision in April 2025, which stopped the Controller of Budget (CoB) from approving bursary withdrawals.

Counties face huge gaps despite release of Sh3.7 billion roads levy funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2025

Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir tabled the disbursement details before the National Assembly’s Budget Committee chaired by Alego...

Government disburses Sh1.78 billion to over 445,000 orphans, vulnerable children under Inua Jamii programme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 08, 2025

The funds cover stipends for the June and July 2025 payment cycles under the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) Programme, par...

3,000 schools get capitation funds as Ministry continues with verification exercise
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 05, 2025

According to the ministry, schools that have completed verification have already received payments, while the rest are expected to be funded by next w...

Kenya’s pension assets soar to record high, surpassing Sh2 trillion
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 04, 2025

Between 2021 and 2024, the total fund value grew by 41 per cent, and by 182.6 per cent over the past decade since 2014, when it stood at Sh789 billion...

Senate calls on MCAs to stand firm against political, financial pressure
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 03, 2025

Vice Chairperson Danson Mungatana called on the Assemblies to take greater initiative in their work instead of leaning heavily on the National Governm...

Education Ministry cites verification process for delayed capitation funds as schools face financial strain
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok cited a special audit by the Auditor General, which flagged instances where funds were not reaching the int...

KUPPET demands release of capitation funds amid cash crunch in schools
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

Milemba recalled that last term ended earlier than scheduled because of similar funding delays, insisting that the government must urgently act to avo...

Equatorial Guinea President’s Nephew Ebang Engonga jailed for eight years over embezzlement
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 28, 2025

The court also imposed a fine of around $220,000 (Sh28.4 million), a significant penalty in the small, oil-rich Central African state.

Executive undermining Parliament’s independence, says Kivutha Kibwana
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 27, 2025

The former governor noted that corruption and patronage extend beyond Parliament, saying that legislators who distribute CDF projects to relatives and...

School heads warn of early third-term closure, exam disruption over delayed capitation funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 23, 2025

Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) Deputy Secretary General Moses Nthurima also raised the alarm, saying the delay had set up sch...

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