education capitation Stories

Section of Nairobi MPs defend reduced school capitation, blame budget strain, rising enrolment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The MPs said the challenge of underfunded schools is longstanding, and that no administration in the last seven years has fully disbursed the official...

Government evacuates 5,232 distressed Kenyans from 19 countries amid exploitation concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

PS Njogu committed to providing a county-by-county breakdown of the overseas job placements.

Parliament probes governance failures at Egerton University, Baringo Tech and Narok West institutes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education has raised concerns over Egerton University, Baringo Technical University, and Narok West...

Government slashes university fees to ease financial burden
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

Universities have been instructed to update their admissions and finance portals to reflect the changes before the beginning of the next academic year...

IGAD experts warn of policy gaps undermining Africa’s push to end hunger, poverty by 2025
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 29, 2025

The ongoing four-day IGAD meeting in Nairobi, which began on July 28, aims to endorse this strategy, strengthen partnerships, and form a working group...

Court terminates abduction case against 15 police officers linked to murders of two Indian nationals, Kenyan taxi driver
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 29, 2025

The officers are facing murder charges before the High Court, similar to the abduction case at Kahawa Court.

Education Ministry denies capitation cuts amidst funding confusion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

The CS urged politicians and education stakeholders to engage constructively in public discourse surrounding education financing, warning that misinfo...

Kenya adopts new media code, ushering in stricter AI and child protection rules
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 29, 2025

The revision follows a High Court ruling that nullified the previous Broadcasting Code, citing its unconstitutionality. The court ordered the Media Co...

KNEC diverts rent savings to revive Mitihani House project whose construction started in 1986
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 29, 2025

The audit for the year ending June 2024 indicates that the Council used these internally generated funds to complete parts of Towers A and B, which ar...

2024 KCSE learners urged to explore TVET as alternative route to jobs, entrepreneurship
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 29, 2025

The system allows for gradual certification, enabling students to enter or return to the job market as they progress through their training.

‘He was targeted for speaking out’: Activist Mwabili Mwagodi’s family demands justice after abduction
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 27, 2025

Speaking at Pandya Memorial Hospital, where Mwabili is undergoing treatment, his family—led by his father Aleck Mwagodi—described the emotional toll o...

Trading Africa’s minerals for security deals is a dangerous gamble, experts warn
The Conversation  |  Jul 27, 2025

As global demand for critical minerals reshapes geopolitics, African states must recognise and assert the strategic leverage their mineral resources p...

Ruto affirms commitment to free, quality primary and secondary education despite budget strain
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

His assurance comes amid public concern following recent remarks by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, who told Parliament that the government can...

Amnesty urges East African Court to probe activist Mwabili Mwagodi's abduction
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

Amnesty further faulted the silence of both governments throughout the period the activist was missing, saying it was deeply troubling and signals a l...

Rabai elders cry foul over attempts to seize sacred Kaya forest land
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 27, 2025

The elders, visibly angered by the attempts, argue that the scheme is a thinly veiled attempt to dispossess them of their ancestral shrines to pave th...

Missing activist Mwabili Mwagodi found alive, says he 'was tortured, injected with unknown substance
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 27, 2025

According to Muhuri Rapid Response Officer Francis Auma, Mwagodi was handed over to Kenyan authorities by Tanzanian officials at the Lungalunga border...

AU welcomes France’s planned recognition of Palestine as a step towards peace
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf commended French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent declaration, which he said aligns fully...

Family demands answers after activist Mwabili Mwagodi vanishes in Tanzania
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

Mwagodi Mwabili, known for his activism and vocal criticism of President William Ruto’s fundraising drives in churches, was reportedly abducted by uni...

KMPDC orders Chiromo Hospital Braeside branch closed pending probe into Susan Njoki’s death
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

The closure followed a site visit carried out on July 18, with KMPDC also demanding that the hospital submit Njoki’s medical records and a copy of her...

Education CS Julius Ogamba announces major shake-up in public university leadership
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

The changes, made under the authority of various sections of the Universities Act, are intended to reinforce governance, policy oversight, and institu...

Homemade corn dogs gain popularity with halal food lovers
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jul 26, 2025

Thanks to a growing demand for comfort food and street foods that meet dietary guidelines, halal corn dogs are also becoming the latest trend in home...

Governors slam treasury over free education funding cuts
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 25, 2025

The backlash follows Mbadi’s appearance before the National Assembly’s Education Committee, where he revealed that capitation for secondary school stu...

Free education here to stay- PS Julius Bitok clarifies after uproar
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 25, 2025

His comments come just hours after Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi had announced that funding free education was no longer sustainable.

CS Mbadi under fire for saying State can’t fully fund free education
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 25, 2025

The Elimu Bora Working Group, through their Policy and Strategic Adviser Boaz Waruku, told the Eastleigh Voice on Friday that Mbadi’s revelation was u...

Court declines to stop construction of Sh1.2 billion mega church at State House
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 25, 2025

The church is already taking shape and, according to the petition, is visible in satellite images near the presidential helipad at the State House com...

Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi missing, reportedly abducted in Tanzania
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

Mwabili Mwagodi, known for his vocal campaigns against political interference in religious spaces, is alleged to have been abducted by unknown individ...

Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdulahi slams Edwin Sifuna over Raila-Ruto memorandum criticism
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 25, 2025

Governor Ahmed added that Sifuna has a right to his opinion, but should be cognizant of other divergent views in the political outfit over the Raila-R...

Audit exposes gaps in university funding, shows how deserving students miss out
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu’s report attributes the flaws to poor coordination between government agencies and a failure to integrate the funding m...

Education CS Julius Ogamba put to task over Sh1.3 billion 'ghost school scandal'
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

The shocking revelations were brought to light during a parliamentary committee session on Thursday, where Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba w...

State slashes secondary school capitation to Sh16,900 per learner, citing financial unsustainability
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2025

CS Mbadi attributed the underfunding to Kenya’s debt burden and constrained budget.

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