Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has announced that the government will release Sh21 billion in capitation funds to all public schools for the second term.
Ogamba further said the Ministry will continue to engage stakeholders to obtain necessary feedback to streamline the education sector.
The CS said the ministry is in talks with the council of governors over the contentious bursary issue and assured it will be resolved in a week’s time.
He said the Government is determined to ensure quality teaching and learning in our schools.
As a result, he said President Dr William Ruto announced during the Labour Day fete that the Government has recruited 76,000 teachers in the last two years to ease the staff shortage, which stood at 116,000 when the Kenya Kwanza Government came to power. Additionally, Ogamba said, the Government has set aside Sh2.4 billion to recruit an additional 20,000 intern teachers with effect from January 2026.
Speaking at Nyakach Girls High School in Kisumu County, where he commissioned a dormitory with 750 capacity, Ogamba said the Government has allocated Sh1.6 billion for teacher capacity building and Sh1 billion for teacher promotion. “All these investments are meant to improve education outcomes,” he said.
He said they only recently held a national conversation on the CBE after concluding education dialogues on the quality of learning under the CBE in all countries.
Ogamba lauded all those who participated in these events, where vital conversations were held.
He said there is consensus that the reforms in education are rolling out well, despite a few challenges.
The CS said the Ministry will bolster its programmes to ensure all our education reforms meet the expectations of all stakeholders. The CS disclosed that the ministry has fully addressed the concerns about transitioning from Junior School to Senior School, particularly regarding career pathways and placement criteria to Grade 10.
“We now have guidelines that are fit for placing our learners in Grade 10 next year,” he noted.
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Ogamba said the dormitory will allow the school to admit more students, surpassing the current 2858 students. In the 2024 KCSE, he said the school achieved a creditable mean of 7.1 (C+) with a 68 per cent transition to university.
“All the 494 candidates who sat the KCSE qualified to pursue college education, including TVET institutions,” he said.
In addition to academics, Ogamba said he is impressed that Nyakach Girls is a hub of co-curricular activities where girls have won many regional and national honours.
He also urged school heads not to withhold student certificates.
Senior principal Millicent Alaka said the school requires seven more laboratories.
Also present were Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr Mathew Owili, area Member of the National Assembly Aduma Owuor, and Kenya Secondary School Heads Association chairman for Kisumu Chapter George Opiyo.
By Fredrick Odiero
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