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Free education is a constitutional guarantee, not CS Mbadi's prerogative

When Vihiga County Education Director Alexie Muzame interracted with PP2 learners during a school tour within the county on October 2, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Dear CS Mbadi,

We, the Tunza Mtoto Coalition, together with education stakeholders, parents, and civil society allies, express our deep concern and firm opposition to the recent announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury regarding the unilateral reduction of capitation grants for secondary school learners, from Sh22,244 to Sh16,000 per student annually.

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