Early close for broke schools as Treasury starves education sector

Nakuru Girls High School students vacate the institution after it was closed indefinitely due to unrest. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Some public schools across the country have closed for second term, a week earlier than scheduled for the August holiday, in a desperate move driven by severe cash shortages.

The government’s failure to release full capitation funds has left thousands of primary and secondary institutions unable to keep operating, forcing them to shut down ahead of the Ministry of Education’s official calendar.