Teachers go unpaid as ministry admits Sh400m sports fund hole

Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok at Londiani Girls High School on February 20, 2026. [Courtesy]

Ministry of Education has admitted it cannot pay teachers who supervised co-curricular activities, with pending bills hitting Sh400 million.

Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok told the National Assembly Education Committee, chaired by Tinderet MP Julius Melly, on Tuesday, that the ministry had gone nearly six months waiting for disbursements from the Sports Fund, which finances activities  including music and sports competitions.