Schools to Receive Full Capitation From the Government
Schools to Receive Full Capitation From the Government. Public secondary schools will now receive full government funding of Ksh 22,244 from Ksh 17,000.
The good news was delivered by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, who attributed the move to the economic stability of the country.
“We have reduced to Ksh 17,000 per student per year due to the very tight fiscal space we operate in and the economic implications,” the Cabinet Secretary said.
Last year, the Ministry of Education faced a shortfall of Ksh 22 billion as it could only pay 68 percent of the capitation per student.
He said with the turnaround in the country’s economic condition, the Ministry of Education will now move forward to pay the recommended capitation to the schools.
Machogu made the remarks at the Kenya Institute of Special Education in Nairobi during the Stakeholders’ Forum on the Draft Sessional Document and Bills to Implement the Taskforce’s Recommendations.
At the same time, the Cabinet Secretary dispelled rumors of a conflict between the Ministry and the Teaching Service Commission.
“Whatever documents we have come up with here, as well as those proposed by the Teachers Service Commission, show that there is no conflict because these documents will end up in one place,” he explained.
According to him, only the parliament has the final say in the proposed changes in education.
“The final body that will be able to say yes or no to any provision or amendment as recommended is effectively Parliament,” the Cabinet Secretary added.
He said reforms in the education sector are trying to align the country’s curriculum with international standards.
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