Kenya's Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has denied claims of reducing school capitation, stating the government's official allocation of Ksh 22,244 per student remains unchanged despite financial challenges.

• The actual amount reaching schools per student for the 2025–2026 financial year is Ksh 16,900 due to budgetary constraints and increased enrollment.
• CS Ogamba is proposing the consolidation of all education bursaries to manage growing student numbers.
• Deputy President Kithure Kindiki affirmed the Kenya Kwanza administration's commitment to upholding free basic education, urging Kenyans to disregard rumors to the contrary.

The Kenyan government has affirmed that its free primary and secondary education policy remains in place, countering claims of its discontinuation. Basic Education PS Julius Bitok stated that Parliament would be lobbied to increase the education budget to address funding deficits.

• The Ministry's budget allocation for the current financial year is a historical Ksh702 Billion.
• PS Bitok defended Treasury CS John Mbadi's comments as misinterpreted, emphasizing the need for parliamentary collaboration on funding.
• A new system, Kenya Education Management Information System (KEMIS), will replace NEMIS to improve capitation distribution accuracy.

Kenya's National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has criticized Parliament for consistently underfunding school capitation, stating that lawmakers approve education budgets that are insufficient to meet the actual needs of learners. He emphasized that the Treasury fully disburses all allocated funds, but the problem lies in the inadequacy of the allocations themselves, not a failure to release the money.

• The government's policy target is Sh22,000 per student in public day secondary schools, but the current budget per learner is only about Sh17,000.
• John Mbadi, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, proposed repurposing part of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), specifically 40 percent of its Sh21 billion bursary allocation, to supplement capitation.
• Mbadi noted that Parliament had reduced the capitation amount proposed by the Treasury in the latest budget.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has refuted claims that the government is revoking free primary and secondary education. He clarified that the government has only reduced the capitation fee due to budgetary adjustments for the 2025/2026 fiscal year, primarily due to rising enrolment and the commitment to 100 per cent transition.

• The government's target capitation per student in secondary school is Ksh22,244, but current budget constraints have led to a reduced funding of Ksh16,600.
• Treasury CS John Mbadi had previously admitted on Thursday, July 24, that the government could no longer sustain the full capitation for free basic education.
• CS Ogamba stated that free and compulsory basic education is a constitutional right, and the Ministry of Education and the National Treasury are lobbying the National Assembly for more resources.