Teachers, lecturers and students are set for a major windfall in the 2026/2027 financial year after Treasury CS John Mbadi unveiled a record Sh784.5 billion allocation to the education sector.

Treasury CS John Mbadi will this afternoon step up to deliver a budget statement amid a storm of economic shocks threatening to cripple the economy but also pushback by Kenyans.

Billions allocated to absorb 20,000 interns and promote about 30,000 teachers.Free education programme suffers a deficit of more than Sh23 billion.

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi is set to unveil a Sh4.8 trillion budget in Parliament on Thursday, June 10.