President William Ruto has assured Kenyans that free basic education is still a priority for the government, just hours after his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, accused him of embezzling education capitation funds.
Speaking at St Martin's ACK Church in Kariobangi on Sunday, the President assured that the government had embarked on several initiatives since he took office to ensure that students continued to be empowered. "I want to assure you that free primary and secondary education is a constitutional right of every Kenyan, and we have made sure that in the last two years, we have had several initiatives to ensure that education is truly universal and accessible," he said. "The commitment we have is that education is the greatest empowerment that any society and country can give to its young people, and that is why education must be affordable, accessible, of good quality and relevant." Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua while at his tour in US, July 25, 2025.
Photo Rigathi Gachagua Among these initiatives, he mentioned the building of classrooms, amounting to 23,000 in the past two years alone, with Nairobi MPs reportedly receiving Ksh1 billion to decongest the city's classrooms.
He also highlighted the increase in the money allocated for the new funding model to ensure that more university students have access to funding for higher learning.
