Pauline Njoroge says Kenya’s education sector is at its worst since 2002
By David Nthua, November 16, 2025Jubilee Party Deputy Organising Secretary Pauline Njoroge has issued a sharp warning to President William Ruto’s administration, accusing it of presiding over the worst collapse of key public sectors in more than two decades.
In a strongly worded Facebook post on Sunday, November 16, 2025, Njoroge said the state of the nation is deteriorating at an alarming pace.
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She said the government has “nothing much to show on the ground beyond a collapsing health sector and the education sector, which is at its worst since 2002.”
Her remarks come barely ten days before the Mbeere North by-election, a contest she believes has triggered panic inside government circles.
According to Njoroge, the ruling coalition is pouring taxpayer money into the mini-poll in what she describes as “a desperate attempt to buy influence.”
She wrote that “in Mbeere North alone, they have already poured over Ksh300M of taxpayers’ money into the by-election campaigns.”
Njoroge ridiculed what she termed a chaotic government-led relay of cash handouts across villages in Embu.
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She stated that “today, they have literally staged a relay of shame,” alleging that opposition leaders addressed crowds only for government officials to follow behind them “with a convoy of luxury vehicles and a small army of police, to dish out 500 bob to anyone within reach.”
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She claimed the same script has already been repeated in Kanyuambora and Kavugua, insisting the tactic will not sway voters.
“They honestly believe they can buy confusion, shake resolve, and reverse the tide with loose notes?” she posed.
Njoroge maintained that despite lacking comparable financial muscle, the opposition still commands grassroots support.
She said their candidate remains firmly ahead and that voters can see through what she calls government-sponsored theatrics.
“Hawa wataona cha mtema kuni. Ni wakati wa kufunga hizo viosks zao tukiendanga,” she warned, signalling a tough political message as the by-election approaches.
She further wondered how state machinery could spend “KSh300M on a mini-poll while the entire education system is struggling and sinking.”
Her post has since sparked intense reactions online, adding heat to an already high-stakes race in Mbeere North.