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Bursary billions feud: Governors defend role as State firms grip

Kowili Education Recovery chairman Kennedy Ogindo distributing education bursary cheques to students at Ligisa Secondary School in Rangwe Sub-county on Jan 6, 2025. [James Omoro, Standard]

The tussle over control of billions of shillings in the education sector between the national and county governments has escalated following a directive by the Controller of Budget banning governors from disbursing bursaries to secondary schools.

This development comes just weeks after the Senate County Public...