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Originally published by Kenyanstop
December 28, 2025
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Ruto Issues Way Forward on Transition of Students to Senior Schools Amid Concerns
His assurance reaffirms government efforts to ensure smooth transitions and general running of schools, especially after the education sector has faced a number of crises that were largely brought about by a lack of funding...
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President William Ruto announced the release of Ksh 44 billion in capitation funds to public schools, assuring a smooth transition for over 1.1 million students to senior schools by January 2026. This comes amid concerns over the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) transition and rejected school transfer requests.
- Ksh 44 billion in capitation funds released, ensuring Ksh 22,000 per student.
- President William Ruto assured that all 1.1 million students will transition to senior schools.
- The government plans to hire over 100,000 teachers and build extensive infrastructure, including 1,600 laboratories and 23,000 classrooms.
- Ministry of Education rejected over 60,000 school transfer requests due to capacity issues, but a new review window is open from January 6 to January 9.
- This transition is described as the most consequential since the introduction of CBC.
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