Cash crunch cripples' schools pushing learning to the brink

Students walk at Uhuru park in Nairobi Town after the schools closed for term two on Tuesday April 19th, 2023 [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Schools across the country are facing a financial crisis due to delays in capitation funds, with headteachers warning that teaching and learning are on the brink of collapse.

The government's failure to disburse the expected 50 per cent of funds for the term has left institutions struggling to deliver the curriculum to learners.