Education sector stakeholders have applauded the the development of bursary guidelines under the Reformed K5 billion Constituency Development Fund (CDF), but urgent clarity on identification of beneficiaries and oversight. One of the school blocks funded by CDFThe guidelines show that the government has increased the CDF bursary allocation to K150 million. Reads in part the guidelines: “In January 2026, Government introduced free secondary education policy where all forms of fees in public secondary schools except boarding fees were abolished. Students repeating a class or a course; students withdrawn from school or college on Academic grounds or misconduct; mature entry students; students on another bursary or scholarship; Tevet students on economic fees.” According to the guidelines, bursary beneficiaries will be identified by communities through the Village Development Committees (VDCs), which will submit the lists to the Area/Urban Development Committees (ADC/UDC) for vetting and consolidation.