Parliamentary committee overseeing education policy and accountability, including approvals of TSC nominees and scrutiny of higher education funding reforms.
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… In their submissions before the National Assembly Education Committee, the participants called for a review of the bills to address inequalities in the education system and ease the burden on learners and parents. …
Kenyans call for changes to proposed education reform lawsCapital News
… The National Assembly Education Committee wants KUCCPS to disclose the categories of institutions that have failed to remit the Sh1,500 placement fee charged for each student placed. …
MPs demand answers over Sh300mn KUCCPS placement fee debtThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeFormer KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion during vetting before the National Assembly Education Committee at County Hall in Nairobi. …
Parliament approves Sossion, Lentoijoni's nomination to TSCCapital News
… Appearing before the National Assembly Education Committee for vetting on Thursday, Sossion said his role would change from advocating for teachers to implementing policies and decisions made by the commission if his nomination is approved. …
Sossion assures MPs union past won’t affect TSC independenceThe Standard
… Documents and submissions from the Ministry of Education to the National Assembly Education Committee reveal that the government plans to abandon the scholarship component of university funding and instead channel the money into student loans, effectively transferring the cost of …
Degrees of debt: Ruto's new varsity funding plan to drown students in debtsThe Standard
… Documents and submissions from the Ministry of Education to the National Assembly Education Committee reveal that the government plans to abandon the scholarship component of university funding and instead channel the money into student loans, effectively transferring the cost of …
Degrees of debt: How Ruto's new varsity funding plan will drown students in debtsCitizen Digital
… While appearing before the National Assembly Education Committee, three Principal Secretaries from the Ministry of Education explained how the proposed fund will draw from a combination of government grants, borrowing through the capital markets, parents savings, student loan rep …
Gov't defends new Ksh.100B higher education funding planThe Standard
… Njengere when he appeared before National Assembly Education Committee on Tuesday.The announcement brings relief to thousands of teachers and security officers who have waited for months to receive their allowances after conducting the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KC …
KNEC to clear all 2025 exam dues by August 6The Standard
… Principal Secretary for Higher Education Beatrice Inyangala told the National Assembly Education Committee that the current funding mechanism is not aligned with the demands of the new student-centred funding model, resulting in huge financing gaps that are threatening university …
PS Inyangala admits crisis in university funding modelCitizen Digital
… Kiplagat Kotut told the National Assembly Education Committee on Thursday that the institution is currently conducting a work-load analysis of its employees before laying off some in order to remain afloat. …
Cash-strapped Moi University plans fresh staff layoffs as debt tops Ksh.8BStakeholders in public participation forums have called for major changes to proposed education reform laws, raising concerns about funding for tertiary learners, management of Junior Secondary Schools and Teacher Training Colleges, and inequalities in the education system.
12 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Stakeholders in public participation forums have called for major changes to proposed education reform laws, raising concerns about funding for tertiary learners, management of Junior Secondary Schools and Teacher Training Colleges, and inequalities in the education system.
12 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service faces scrutiny over Sh300 million in unpaid placement fees from institutions that have defaulted on the Sh1,500 charge per placed student. The National Assembly Education Committee demanded details on defaulters and recovery measures, with KUCCPS revealing it collected Sh261.57 million against a target of Sh284.16 million in the 2025/26 financial year.
10 September 2026 · Capital News →
The National Assembly Education Committee has approved the nominations of former KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion and TSC Director of Staffing Antonina Lentoijoni to join the Teachers Service Commission, following their vetting and a lifted court conservatory order.
25 August 2026 · The Standard →
Former KNUT secretary-general Wilson Sossion, nominated to the Teachers Service Commission, told MPs that his history of confronting the employer on behalf of teachers will not affect his ability to serve independently; he said his union experience could instead strengthen the commission by providing deeper understanding of educators' challenges.
20 August 2026 · Capital News →
The government plans to scrap undergraduate scholarships and replace them with student loans, transferring the cost of higher education to students. More than 200,000 students expected to join universities in September could be the first affected by this funding change.
7 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenyan government plans to abandon the scholarship component of university funding and channel the money into student loans instead, exposing more than 200,000 students expected to join universities in September to millions of shillings in debt by graduation.
7 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Ministry of Education is defending a proposed Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill that would ring-fence Ksh.100 billion in annual government grants for higher education, combining existing allocations to help achieve 100 per cent transition to institutions of higher learning. The ministry projects student numbers in higher education will double from 1.2 million to 2.4 million by 2030/2031, requiring total funding of Ksh.230 billion to be drawn from government grants, capital market borrowing, parent savings, student loan repayments and soft loans.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has received Sh4.95 billion and will use Sh2.5 billion to clear outstanding payments owed to examination officials, including supervisors, invigilators, centre managers, and security personnel who administered the 2025 national examinations, with all dues to be settled by Thursday, August 6.
4 August 2026 · The Standard →
Principal Secretary for Higher Education Beatrice Inyangala told the National Assembly Education Committee that the current funding mechanism is not aligned with the student-centred funding model, resulting in financing gaps that are threatening university operations and leaving billions of shillings unavailable for scholarships and student loans.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
Moi University's administration will conduct a work-load analysis and lay off staff to address a severe financial crisis lasting over a decade. The institution has accumulated debt of over 8 billion shillings and pending bills exceeding 10 billion shillings.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →