Inside State's plan for single funding model for primary, junior schools

Basic Education PS Julius Bitok before the Public Accounts Committee at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi, April 22, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The government plans to merge primary and junior secondary school funding. Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has revealed that beginning the next financial year, capitation for primary and junior secondary schools will be merged under a single comprehensive funding model.