The Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) Busia branch has raised concerns over insufficient government capitation funds disbursed to day secondary schools.
Speaking during a consultative meeting in Budalangi sub-county, the County Director of Education (CDE) Ekaale Ekaliyo called on the Ministry of Education (MoE) to increase the funds to ensure smooth operations in the schools which he said were being adversely affected due to the rising cost of living.
Ekaale further urged parents to provide the necessary documentation to facilitate registration of their children into the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) to ensure they are catered for when the funds are released.
The CDE also emphasized the need for prioritizing Bunyala sub-county in terms of funding infrastructure projects given its susceptibility to disasters.
Additionally, he decried the high rate of teenage pregnancies and school dropouts in the county and asked school heads to enhance the effectiveness of guidance and counseling services; and also encourage peer-to-peer discussions on positive behavior change.
KESSHA urged MoE to lead efforts in addressing the triple threat rampantly affecting school-going children – teenage pregnancy, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and HIV.
By Gilbert Ochieng
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