Audio By Vocalize Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba before National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Education on August 5, 2026.[File, Standard] There is a strange comedy unfolding in Kenya’s education sector. Parliament is considering the Basic Education Bill, 2026, a sweeping proposal touching school governance, financing, learner welfare, teacher management, quality assurance, and education data. Stakeholders, including parents and education groups, are already demanding changes. Meanwhile, KNEC is counting coins with the seriousness of a grandmother counting beans before supper. The Council faces a projected funding shortfall of about Sh6.71 billion in 2026/27, after a Sh2.58 billion gap in 2025/26. More…