President William Ruto has cautioned school administrators once more against sending students home for unpaid fees.
Speaking in Kakamega, Ruto stated that since the government has already given schools Sh7.5 billion, no child should be sent home.
The Head of State stated unequivocally that nobody has the power to send JSS students home.
“Our children especially those in the Junior Secondary Schools, there are some fishy happenings going on in these schools. Some children go to school and are told mambo ni mawili, there is JSS money that has not been sent, go home and bring your fees. I want to announce here that my administration has disbursed Sh7.5 billion to go towards the JSS learning fees,” Ruto stated.
Ezekiel Machogu, the cabinet secretary for education, declared last month that teams will be dispatched nationwide to look into JSS that were collecting parents fees.
According to the CS, JSS should be provided without charge, and no parent should have to pay even a single penny to enroll their child in a JSS public institution.
According to Machogu, he issued a warning and instructed County Directors of Education to follow a circular regarding JSS being free.
He mentioned that Sh7.5 billion had been allocated by the government for junior secondary schools, with an additional Sh16 billion going to secondary schools and Sh4.7 billion for primary schools.
“I have constituted a team that will go around the country because there are a few con people who want to go against government directive that no fee should be charged at JSS level Kenyans, if there is anyone who will con you by charging you even a shilling, they will be sent home. I won’t allow the President to fire me because of a few who don’t want to do their work as instructed,” CS Machogu said.
