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Sakaja defends billions spent by governors on bursaries

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja before the Senate Education Committee at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on October 30, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has defended counties for offering bursaries to students despite this being a role of the national government.

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