Saitabao Ole Kanchory, the fiery former chief agent for Raila Odinga, has launched a blistering attack on President William Ruto, terming his administration’s handling of the education sector a "generational crime" that will haunt Kenya for decades.

Speaking in Nairobi this morning, Kanchory argued that the current regime is not merely failing but actively dismantling the country's intellectual future through a chaotic Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) transition and a "discriminatory" university funding model. His remarks come as public frustration mounts over the skyrocketing cost of learning, with many households spending up to 60% of their income on school fees.

The "Commercialization" of Knowledge

Kanchory did not mince his words, accusing the Kenya Kwanza administration of turning education into a privilege for the wealthy rather than a constitutional right. He cited the controversial new university funding model, which he claims has locked out over 45,000 deserving students from higher learning institutions due to misclassification of their financial needs.

"We are witnessing the systematic exclusion of the poor from the corridors of knowledge," Kanchory stated, his voice laced with indignation. "When you tell a boda boda rider's son that he is in 'Band 5' and must pay Sh300,000 (approx. USD 2,000) a year, you are telling him to drop out. This is not a funding model; it is a class war waged against the children of the hustlers they promised to uplift."

• CBC Confusion: Kanchory highlighted the ongoing infrastructural gaps in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS), noting that many students are learning under trees or in condemned structures while billions of shillings remain unaccounted for.
• Lecturer Strikes: He pointed to the chronic unrest in public universities, where staff have downed tools three times in the last year over delayed salaries, paralyzing the academic calendar.
• Capitation Crisis: The opposition figure produced documents alleging that the Treasury has withheld over Sh14 billion meant for primary school capitation, forcing headteachers to burden parents with illegal levies.

A Looming Political Storm

Political analysts view Kanchory’s outburst as the opening salvo in a renewed opposition strategy to weaponize social grievances ahead of the 2027 polls. By focusing on education—a touchstone issue for every Kenyan household—Kanchory is striking at the soft underbelly of the administration's "Bottom-Up" economic narrative.

"You cannot claim to empower the youth while destroying the ladder they need to climb," Kanchory warned. "Ruto’s legacy will not be the highways he builds, but the millions of dreams he buried under the rubble of a broken education system. We will not be silent while the future of our nation is auctioned."