Government Disburses Sh22B Capitation For Term 2

The government has disbursed Sh22 billion as capitation for Term 2 to support learners in all public basic education institutions.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced that a total of Sh22,028,911,191.40 has been allocated across various levels of basic education.

Of this amount, Sh1,370,196,684.55 has been set aside for Free Primary Education, Sh8,900,424,491.35 for Free Day Junior School Education, Sh118,417,921.35 for Special Needs Education in Junior Schools, and Sh11,639,872,094.40 for Free Day Secondary Education.

“The release of capitation funds will facilitate the smooth running of school activities during the new term,” Ogamba said.

He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fulfilling its obligation to learners and educational institutions, as enshrined in Article 53(1)(b) of the Constitution, which guarantees every child the right to free and compulsory basic education.

The CS urged school heads and principals to ensure the prudent use of the public resources entrusted to them for the benefit of learners.

He further warned against the imposition of unauthorised levies and cautioned that any verified cases of misappropriation of funds would be dealt with firmly.

“As a Ministry, we will take decisive action against any misuse of resources or unlawful charges imposed on learners,” Ogamba stated.

The funding will see school heads sigh in relief following weeks of delayed disbursement, which had led to schools struggling to operate.

The capitation had been promised for May 9, 2025, at the end of the second week of the term, but this did not happen.

This left school heads grappling with unpaid staff, creditors and disruption of essential academic and co-curricular programmes.

When he promised the funds, Ogamba was attending the Naivasha Education Conference on May 2, 2025.

Then, he urged stakeholders to closely monitor the use of government funds sent to schools to ensure that they are put to proper use.

The CS noted that capitation to schools is sometimes delayed because of competition for the limited resources, and sometimes a delay in the release of the Exchequer.

“Some of the government-funded programmes, as you already know, are extremely costly. As a result, we have on some occasions lagged behind in the disbursement of capitation funds to schools, owing to competition for resources by various government programmes,” Ogamba said.