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Ruto promises learning for all as Treasury signals financial crisis

President William Ruto when he met church leaders from the Federation of Evangelical and Indigenous Christian Churches of Kenya at State House Nairobi on July 16, 2025. [PCS].

President William Ruto has ruled out any compromise on education access and quality, even as Treasury admits the government is struggling to fund learners under a ballooning public debt.

Speaking on Sunday at ACK St. Martins Light Industries Church in Kariobangi, Nairobi, Ruto said education remains Kenya's most critical national asset and must not be undermined.

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