Kenya's public education system is facing a severe crisis due to a chronic capitation shortfall, forcing schools to accumulate substantial debt and risk closure. Education stakeholders are urgently appealing to Parliament for intervention as the government reportedly owes billions in unpaid funds.

• The government is said to owe approximately KSh 18.06 billion in capitation for the first and second terms of 2025 alone, with a per-learner funding gap of about KSh 6,000.
• Collins Oyuu, Secretary General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), has challenged the government's spending priorities.
• The cumulative arrears since 2019 are estimated to be up to KSh 68 billion, according to Kahi Indimuli, former KESSHA National Chair.