school capitation funding Stories
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 shocking revelations were brought to light during a parliamentary committee session on Thursday, where Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba w...
CS Mbadi attributed the underfunding to Kenya’s debt burden and constrained budget.
Form Four mock exams and other end-of-term assessments are also under threat, while some institutions are already considering early closure.
The National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Education proposed this reallocation, which will draw from recurrent capitation funds allocated to j...
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...
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...
Principals now say the delay has left institutions cash-strapped, forcing some to withhold pay for non-teaching staff and dodge creditors.
The session saw the MPs suspending all other businesses and threatening to boycott the sitting in protest over the delays.
MPs have now called for honesty in government budgeting and policy formulation to prevent recurring financial crises in the education sector.
Senators want the government to establish a long-term strategy to prevent further funding delays as schools face mounting arrears of Sh67 billion.
More than 982,197 secondary school students under the Free Secondary Education (FSE) programme face uncertainty due to a Sh21.85 billion funding gap,...
A report by the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) has revealed that the government is allocating only Sh10,000 per student annually,...
