State, Equity Group Sh1.5bn scholarship schemes struggle

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu speaks during a meeting with the Budget Committee at English Point in Nyali, Mombasa County on February 4, 2025.

Photo credit: Wachira Mwangi | Nation Media Group

Two scholarship schemes by the State and the Equity Group Foundation (EGF) are at risk of losing out on Sh1 billion funding from the German government amid claims of unmet terms for disbursement.

New disclosures show that Kenya has been struggling to get the cash from Germany’s KfW Development Bank for the scholarships to 805 technical and vocational educational Training (TVET) learners and 315 secondary school students, even as a December 2026 deadline for the initiatives approaches.

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