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Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has urged school principals not to send students home over unpaid fees, emphasizing that the government has already released part of the Sh48 billion capitation to schools.
Ogamba revealed that the Treasury released Sh19 billion on Thursday, with an additional Sh15 billion scheduled for release on Friday. While he acknowledged challenges in the fund distribution process, he assured that the issues have now been addressed.
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“We are working to finalize the Sh48 billion in the next one to two weeks to ensure that all schools receive their funds. Therefore, we ask headteachers not to send students home, as the money is on its way to their accounts,” Ogamba stated.
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He made these comments on Thursday in Mombasa at St. Charles Lwanga Junior School during the enrollment of students into the Social Health Authority (SHA).
Accompanying Ogamba was Moses Kuria, Senior Adviser at the Council of Economic Advisors at State House.
“Those with accounts at KCB should have already received capitation for Junior Secondary and primary schools,” Ogamba added.
A couple of weeks ago, the Kenya Primary Heads Association expressed concerns that schools might struggle to retain students if the capitation delay continued.
Ogamba reassured that the government was taking all necessary steps to prevent any interruptions in education, particularly in junior schools. He highlighted that 76,000 new teachers had been hired for Junior Secondary schools, with some receiving additional training to meet the new curriculum’s requirements.
“We’ve ensured that every Junior Secondary school has qualified teachers to support the learning process. Additionally, we’ve provided textbooks, and in this school (St. Charles Lwanga), textbooks for all subjects have already arrived,” he said.
During the SHA registration event in Mrima, Likoni, Kuria urged parents to register with SHA and list their children as beneficiaries, ensuring they can access healthcare services if needed.
“SHA works like a communal fund—personally, I contribute Sh27,000, which means someone I don’t even know might receive medical treatment because of my contribution. There’s no need for harambees anymore; we’re all contributors now,” Kuria explained.
