Kenyan universities and TVET institutions are facing severe financial distress due to years of delayed and inadequate government capitation disbursements, lawmakers were informed.

• Ministry of Education officials admitted persistent funding shortfalls, impacting infrastructure projects and declining student enrollment.
• Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba acknowledged the crisis before the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education.
• Proposed legal and policy reforms, including the Tertiary Education Funding Bill, 2025, are underway to address the chronic funding deficit.