Basic Education Principal Secretary Prof. Julius Bitok before the Education Committee of Parliament on May 13, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
Basic Education Principal Secretary Prof. Julius Bitok has appealed to Members of Parliament to allocate an additional Sh71.77 billion to the education sector.
The PS warns that critical learning programmes risk disruption if the funding gap is not addressed in the 2026/27 financial year.
Appearing before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education during the review of the annual estimates of expenditure, Prof. Bitok said the budget deficit threatens key areas of teaching and learning.
They include capitation for learners, purchase of textbooks, payment of national examination invigilators, school feeding programmes and construction of Grade 9 classrooms under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
