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Schools in crisis as funding delays push education to edge of collapse

From right Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang, Beatrice Inyangala when releasing the KCSE 2024 results at Mtihani House Nairobi on January 9, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito Standard]

The education sector is facing a systemic collapse that threatens to reverse the gains made over the last two decades.

From under-funding to delayed capitation as well as budget cuts, stakeholders are now questioning whether the system has been deliberately set up to fail.

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