school capitation funding Stories

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.

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,...

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