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Education sector braces for impact as budget cuts loom

Budget briefcase during the reading of Budget Highlights at Parliament on June 15, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The decision by President William Ruto to drop the Finance Bill 2024 has cast a shadow over Kenya's education sector.

The warning also came from Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u that Sh200 billion cuts threaten to derail crucial projects and initiatives that aim to provide a better learning environment for children and secure the future of education in the country.

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