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Ministry cuts school capitation by Sh22b despite surge in enrolment

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Education CS Ezekiel Machogu consults with Basic Education PS Belio Kipsang during a past event. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The Ministry of Education says it has cut school capitation under the Free Secondary Education programme by about Sh5,000 per student.

The ministry on Monday acknowledged it was facing a Sh22 billion shortfall, attributed to stagnant funding for the last six years despite a surging student population.

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