Conflicting court orders throw bursary issuance into chaos

Controller of Budget Dr Margaret Nyakang'o when she appeared before the Senate Finance and Budget Committee over the 2025 Budget Policy Statement at County Hall, Nairobi on March 11, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Two separate court orders have thrown the Controller of Budget (CoB) and Kenya's 47 county governments into confusion over the disbursement of bursaries.

On February 3, Judge Samwel Mohochi issued five orders. Two of the orders temporary restrained CoB Margaret Nyakang'o from withdrawing or retracting her circular of January 14, 2025. The circular restrained county governments from issuing bursaries to institutions beyond their jurisdiction as per the law, including primary, secondary, universities and special schools.