The government has confirmed that Ksh14 billion in school capitation funds released by the National Treasury will be disbursed to schools in phases.
In a statement on Thursday, January 30, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura announced that schools banking with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) would start receiving the funds the same day, while other banks would process payments by Friday.
Mwaura also assured school principals that the remaining capitation funds for Term One would be released soon.
“The National Treasury on Wednesday released Ksh14 billion more towards school capitation, which will be disbursed to school accounts today. KCB account holders will access it today, and the rest by tomorrow,” Mwaura stated.
He added that the latest disbursement follows the Ksh19 billion released last week, bringing the total amount sent to primary, junior secondary, and secondary schools to Ksh33 billion. The government still owes schools Ksh15 billion for this term, which will be released in due course.
The announcement comes after school principals raised concerns over delays in capitation disbursement for Term One.
On January 4, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba assured that the government would release sh48 billion in capitation funds to public schools this academic year. He outlined the disbursement schedule, stating that 50 percent would be sent in Term One, followed by 30 percent in Term Two and the remaining 20 percent in Term Three.
“We are working with the National Treasury to ensure timely disbursement of the funds,” Ogamba stated.
The government’s commitment to fulfilling capitation obligations aims to ease financial strain on schools as the academic year progresses.
