The Treasury has announced the release of Sh31.34 billion for school capitation.
State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed, in a statement reported that the National Treasury had released Ksh 31.34 billion in preparation for school opening next week.
Ksh4.74 billion of the total sum was disbursed to the State Department for Basic Education towards the facilitation of free primary education for Term 1.
Additionally, the State Department was further given Ksh 7.6 billion as capitation for Junior Secondary Schools .
Hussein Mohammed explained that the rest of the money would be used for school examinations and invigilation fees and free day secondary education .
The release of the funding is now set to significantly lessen the huge pending bills which have already been incurred by learning institutions.
Azimio leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday accused Ruto of managing the education sector through lies remarking that the total money owed to schools from the Financial Year 2022/2023 was Ksh18 billion.
Last month, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu announced the release of Sh3.9 billion as the first tranche of financing to cover scholarships for government-sponsored first-year students in public universities under the New Higher Education Funding Model.