Kiharu MP 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.
“This is about Kenya’s future. Education must be free, accessible, and protected from politics,” Nyoro said while addressing a public forum.
Nyoro has proposed the establishment of a national secondary school education kitty to fund day secondary education across the country, including the provision of school meals. He suggested that KSh10 billion be pooled from Constituency Development Funds, another KSh10 billion from county governments through equitable share deductions, and additional funding from the National Government through the Ministry of Education.
According to Nyoro, Kenya requires approximately KSh 15 billion annually to make secondary education fully free, an amount he said can 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 that ensures equal access to education for all Kenyan children.
At the same time the youthful MP has vowed to lead by example promising to waiver all school fees for Primary education beginning second term of this year.
”What we did in Kiharu of learners paying Ks500 per term is the journey to launching of totally free basic education in Kenya and we are going to make it happen and we will start with day secondary schools,” he said.
On Safaricom shares, Nyoro cautioned against the proposed sale of the Government of Kenya’s 15 per cent stake in Safaricom using current market prices, warning that the company is significantly undervalued at the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
He cited recent local and international transactions where companies were acquired at premiums far above their trading prices, arguing that market prices often fail to reflect the true value of strategic 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 Nyoro, selling the stake through a competitive global process could raise 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.
