From internal wrangles to unsigned tenders: Inside Bitok's Sh7b grade 11 textbook storm

Basic Education PS Prof Julius Bitok before the National Assembly Committee on Education at Continental House, Parliament, Nairobi, February 24, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A textbook scandal is unfolding at the Ministry of Education, threatening to deny Grade 11 pupils critical learning material when schools open in January next year, as top Ministry of Education officials fight over a Sh7 billion supply tender.