Ministry holding Sh54b as schools choke in debt, teachers protest

Education PS Belio Kipsang and CS Ezekiel Machogu when they appeared before the National Assembly Education committee at the Continental House on November 1st,2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Fresh revelations of funding gaps in secondary schools have emerged, leading to unaccounted-for billions meant for public institutions.

It is now apparent that for the last five years, The National Treasury, school heads say, has retained billions of shillings meant for learners' capitation, citing financial constraints.