- The admission by National Treasury CS John Mbadi that the budget can no longer sustain the education subsidy at the secondary level has saddened many
- He suggested to a National Assembly committee that soon the burden would be transferred to parents as the funding is cut
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki reacted, observing that such a move would be retrogressive, a statement that might alleviate the concerns of the public
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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has weighed in on the raging debate around the government funding for free secondary education.
Kindiki said the idea of decimating funding for basic education cannot be tolerated, considering the progress Kenya has made over the years.
He sought to alleviate the concerns that the Exchequer could soon defund free secondary education behind the excuse of a strained budget.
“Kenya cannot afford to roll back the impressive gains our country has made since 2003 to ensure free and compulsory basic education,” Kindiki said in a Facebook update Saturday, July 26.
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The deputy president’s statement is a stark dissent from National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, who revealed to the country that the budget as it is now can no longer cover the fees subsidy for senior secondary school learners.
While appearing before the National Assembly’s departmental committee on education, Mbadi alluded to the sharing of the burden between the government and the Kenyan parents and guardians.
He told the lawmakers that the bulging priorities for the government had occasioned the slashing of the budget for free education, promising that the rates would be reviewed should the economy perform.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
