National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has allocated funds for administering national examinations, funding the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), and providing scholarships to students in universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in the 2025/2026 financial year.
In the Ksh4.2 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, President William Ruto’s government proposed a total allocation of Ksh702.7 billion to the Education Sector.
Mbadi has proposed an allocation of Ksh5.9 billion for administering the National Examinations.
Presenting the budget estimates in Parliament on Thursday, the Treasury CS explained that the National Treasury is committed to upholding the right to education, including free and compulsory basic education as guaranteed under Article 53 (b) of the Constitution of Kenya.
However, he highlighted the need to undertake a critical evaluation of the costing of examinations given the prevailing fiscal constraints.
He argued that the government should explore options of making the exercise of delivering national examinations simpler and affordable, without compromising on the credibility of the exercise.
“The government remains committed to ensuring access to quality education for all children. In this regard, I assure the public and the 2025 examination candidates of our commitment to provide adequate funding for the 2025 national examinations,” Mbadi said.
He has designated Ksh41.5 billion to the Higher Education Loans Board for the provision of loans to University and TVET students.
The CS has also put Ksh16.9 billion for Scholarship for University Students, and Ksh7.7 billion for Capitation and Scholarship for TVET students
He also allocated another Ksh993 million for Research, Science, Technology and Innovation.
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Primary, JSS and School Feeding
Further, Mbadi has earmarked Ksh7.0 billion for Free Primary Education, Ksh28.9 billion for Junior Secondary School capitation, and Ksh51.9 billion for Free Day Secondary Education.
He also proposed an additional Ksh3.0 billion for the School Feeding Programme and Ksh4.0 billion for the TVET & Entrepreneurship project.
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Mbadi Allocation to TSC
Mbadi allocated Ksh387.2 billion to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
The allocation for TSC includes Ksh7.2 billion for the recruitment of intern teachers and Ksh980 million for the capacity building of teachers on Competency-Based Education.
School Infrastructure
Mbadi also allocated funds to enhance infrastructure development and provide a safe learning environment in schools.
He proposed an allocation of Ksh1.7 billion for Primary and Secondary Schools’ infrastructure, and Ksh1.4 billion for the construction and equipping of Technical Training Institutes and Vocational Training Centres.
Additionally, Mbadi set aside Ksh13.3 billion for the Kenya Primary Education Equity in Learning Program and Ksh2.3 billion for the Kenya Secondary Education Quality Project.
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