MP Ndindi Nyoro proposes national kitty to fund free secondary school education

Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has called for the immediate implementation of fully free secondary education in Kenya, saying access to education must be guaranteed and insulated from political influence.

Speaking on Thursday at a public forum in Mombasa, Nyoro proposed the creation of a national secondary school education kitty to finance day secondary education across the country, including the provision of school meals.

“This is about Kenya’s future. Education must be free, accessible, and protected from politics,” Nyoro said.

He suggested that KSh 10 billion be pooled from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), another KSh 10 billion from county governments through deductions from their equitable share, with additional funding provided by the National Government through the Ministry of Education.

According to Nyoro, Kenya requires approximately Ksh.30 billion annually to make secondary education fully free—an amount he said could be achieved through better prioritisation of existing public resources.

The legislator warned against constituency-based education programmes, arguing that they risk creating disparities among learners. Instead, he called for a uniform national framework to ensure equal access to education for all Kenyan children, regardless of where they live.

At the same time, the MP reiterated his concerns over the proposed sale of the Government of Kenya’s 15 per cent stake in Safaricom, warning that the telecommunications firm is significantly undervalued at the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

He cited recent local and international transactions in which companies were acquired at premiums far above their trading prices, arguing that market prices often fail to reflect the true value of strategic national assets.

Nyoro urged the government to subject the Safaricom stake to an international competitive bidding process, saying this would attract better offers and protect Kenya from losing billions of shillings in value.

According to him, selling the stake through a global competitive process could generate substantially more revenue—funds he said could be channelled into critical development sectors such as education, infrastructure, and healthcare.

“This is not about politics, but about safeguarding Kenya’s wealth and investing in our future,” he said.