MPs warn delayed capitation is driving institutions into financial crisis

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From Left- TVET PS Esther Muoria, Education CS Julius Ogamba, Higher Education PS Beatrice Inyangala and Universities Fund CEO Edwin Wanyonyi before PIC-GE on July 15, 2026. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Ministry of Education has admitted that persistent delays in capitation disbursements and chronic underfunding are pushing learning institutions into financial crisis.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said public universities, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, and teacher training colleges continue realing into financial distress, prompting Members of Parliament to demand urgent reforms.

Appearing before the National Assembly's Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education (PIC-G&E), Ogamba acknowledged that inadequate budget allocations and delayed Exchequer releases from the National Treasury have left institutions struggling to meet their financial obligations.

MPs warn delayed capitation is driving institutions into financial crisis

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