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Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba during a working tour of education institutions in Magarini Sub County, Kilifi County on Thursday, August, 7, 2025. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Julius Ogamba is under pressure to address the sector that is sinking into a crisis of corruption, underfunding, and betrayal of children's rights.
A report by the Elimu Bora Working Group (EBWG) has laid bare systemic theft, negligence, and government complicity that have turned public education into a cash cow for a few while millions of children are locked out of classrooms.
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