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GoK Releases Ksh 17.5 Billion To Fund Learners In Public Schools

BY Getrude Mathayo · August 3, 2021 02:08 pm

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The Government has released 17.5 billion shillings as capitation to fund all learners in public primary and secondary schools.

The Government has released 17.5 billion shillings as capitation to fund all learners in public primary and secondary schools.

According to a statement issued on Tuesday, Education CS George Magoha said 2.62 billion shillings are meant for learners in primary schools while 14.85 billion shillings are to support secondary school students.

Education Ministry said the release of the funds is to ensure seamless learning in all public schools, asking all Principals to ensure that learning goes uninterrupted.

“Principals are advised to keep all their learners at their respective schools to ensure no part of class time is lost during the shortened academic calendar,” the statement reads.

The funds have been dispatched in time for the first term of the 2021 academic calendar which commenced on the 26th of July 2021 and when form one student are reporting to their new schools.

All the 1,171,265 form one students selected to join form one have until this Friday to report to their respective schools.

With the release of the funds, School heads will now be required to reach out to guardians or parents of students with fees arrears to discuss the best ways in which the dues will be paid.

“Principals should dialogue with parents of learners with fee balances to find practical ways of clearing any arrears,” said the Ministry

At the same time, the Ministry threatened action against school heads who would be found culpable of contravening the Ministry’s guidelines on school fees.

“More fundamentally, Principals must strictly adhere to new Ministry of Education guidelines on school fees that were issued based on the 30-week school calendar. Any additional fees outside of the official guidelines will not be tolerated” Magoha warned.

He added that the government is impressed by the high turnout of Form One students who started reporting to their secondary schools on Monday, August 2 adding that measures have been put in place to ensure 100 pc transition

“In line with the 100% Transition Policy, parents and all stakeholders must ensure that all Form One students report to their secondary schools given that the Government has already released funding to support learning activities for Term One, 2021”.

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