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So far, the government has released Sh22.1 billion in capitation funds to public primary and secondary schools. However, some institutions remain unab...
The legislators expressed concern that, despite assurances from the Ministry of Education, schools are still struggling to access essential funds need...
MPs expressed concern that with only two weeks left before the end of the third term, many schools had not received government disbursements, severely...
MPs said the continued absence of candidates from school threatens their readiness for upcoming national exams.
School heads say the delays have crippled operations, leaving institutions unable to purchase essential materials and equipment needed for exam sessio...
Every school will undergo a rigorous validation exercise to confirm registration with the county education board and the posting of a substantive prin...
The uproar comes a day after Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, appearing before the Senate Committee on Education, requested one more week to...
The verification, which began last week, follows a special audit report by the Auditor General that revealed billions of shillings may have been lost...
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...
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 school heads say many students remain unfunded due to challenges with the National Education Management Information System (Nemis), leaving instit...
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.
KNUT Deputy Secretary General Hesbon Otieno urged the government to ensure the timely release of 30 per cent of the capitation funds allocated for the...
The session saw the MPs suspending all other businesses and threatening to boycott the sitting in protest over the delays.
Senators want the government to establish a long-term strategy to prevent further funding delays as schools face mounting arrears of Sh67 billion.
Under the school heads’ proposal, parents with children in national schools would see fees rise from Sh53,554 to Sh73,182 annually, an increase of Sh1...
Ogamba said that the Ministry of Education is working closely with the Treasury to ensure the outstanding Sh14 billion for first-term capitation is di...
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,...
According to PS Kipsang, the total allocation for secondary schools in the first term stands at Sh28 billion.
According to CS Mbadi, the disbursement had been delayed due to the country's ongoing debt challenges.
Kuria explained that boarding schools, which typically rely on fees from new Form One students, are now struggling to sustain operations.
