Education stakeholders have warned of a possible disruption in the national examinations which starts in less than two weeks’ time.
They have said that the government’s delay in disbursing adequate capitation to cater for students’ education in the third term is threatening to derail learning in most schools.
The Kenyan Primary School Headteachers Association (KEPSHA) national chair Fuad Ali admitted that some schools were yet to receive capitation funds, placing school heads in a tight corner.
Addressing the press on Monday, October 6, the KEPSHA boss disclosed that only a few institutions had already received the capitation, while most schools grappled to sustain operations.
“As of today, many schools have not received government capitation apart from a few that has received it. A big percentage of the schools have not received the capitation,” Ali maintained.
At the same time, the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) expressed similar concerns, warning of a possible delay in the administration of KCSE.
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KUPPET, through its Deputy Secretary General, Moses Nthurima, revealed that several essential materials were yet to be procured, a situation that the union claims could jeopardise the end-of-year exams.
“What was supposed to be remitted this term has also been delayed in most schools. This is going to affect the administration of the exams seriously,” said Nthurima.
He added, “For instance, chemicals for practicals must be bought. We also need food for the learners. The recurrent expenditure within schools will be affected badly.”
Meanwhile, this comes barely three weeks after President William Ruto directed Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba and his treasury counterpart John Mbadi to address the capitation challenges in schools.
However during the World Teachers Day celebration at Kasarani, Ogamba said that so far 38, 000 schools have received their capitation after undergoing full verification process. He added that the remaining schools to get their share after the completion of the verification process which is deemed to end in 1o days.
The Ministry of Education dived into the school data verification after the Auditor general exposed that the government losses millions in ghost schools and inflated students number.
By Juma Ndigo
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