Nairobi, March 16 -- Delayed government funding threatens to cripple basic and higher education countrywide, school managers and teachers unions now say.

The Saturday Nation has established that some schools may close earlier than the official April 5, 2024 date as they have no money. Some are unable to prepare end-of-term tests. They have explored other options like continuous assessment tests as they cannot afford to print full papers.

A number of boarding schools have rationed food or knocked some items off their menus.

The situation is complicated by the fact that secondary schools have not received any money for Form Ones since their data was not in the National Education Management System by the time the funds were disbursed.

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