Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, on Thursday, June 12, presented the 2025/26 Ksh4.29 trillion budget, allocating a total of Ksh702.7 billion to the education sector.
This accounts for about 28 per cent of the total budget, underscoring the sector's crucial role in driving economic growth.
"The education sector plays a vital role in economic development by enhancing human capital, driving innovation, and improving productivity," he stated.
"To this end, the government continues to invest in education to raise learning outcomes and ensure equal opportunity for all. I have proposed a total of Ksh702.7 billion to the education sector, which is almost 28 per cent of our entire budget."
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) is among the institutions that received an increased allocation, from Ksh35 billion last year to Ksh41.5 billion in the current financial year.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will receive the largest share, taking home Ksh387.2 billion to support the recruitment of new teachers.
Out of this amount, Ksh7.2 billion will go towards hiring intern teachers, while Ksh980 million has been allocated for the capacity building of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) instructors.
In terms of school capitation, Ksh7 billion has been earmarked for free primary education and Ksh51.9 billion for free day secondary education. Junior Secondary Schools will receive Ksh28.9 billion, while Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes have been allocated Ksh4 billion.
The contentious matter of national examination payment has also seemingly been resolved with an allocation of Ksh5.9 billion to administer the examination. Ksh3 billion will be allocated for the school feeding programme.
Billions of shillings have also been allocated to improve school infrastructure across all levels, including Ksh1.7 billion in primary and secondary schools and Ksh1.4 billion in TVETs.
13.3 billion will be dedicated to the Kenya Primary Education equity in learning programme, Ksh2.3 billion in Kenya Secondary School quality improvement and Ksh933 million will be allocated for science, research, technology and innovation.
To further benefit students in higher education institutions, a further Ksh16.9 billion has been allocated for scholarships of university students and Ksh7.7 billion for scholarships of TVET students.
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