Gov’t Reduces Student Capitation By Sh6,952

Gov’t Reduces Student Capitation By Sh6,952

Gov’t Reduces Student Capitation By Sh6,952

According to news published last week, educational administrators were thinking  about raising the tuition for all secondary schools beginning in January of the  next year. The administration of President Ruto responded to these reports by outlining its  position on the subject. The Ministry of Education on behalf of the government said that there will be no  increase in school fees for the forthcoming academic year until further notice.

“The government should start putting measures in place including external financial sourcing to help support education systems in place come 2024,” Obuhatsa. Machogu hinted that the capitation for secondary school learners could be slashed next year by Sh6,952 if the government fails to come in with a supplementary budget of Sh22 billion.The CS, when he appeared before the parliamentary committee on education on Wednesday, revealed that the ministry was only able to give each learner a Sh16,428 capitation instead of the set Sh22,428 this year.

The current population in secondary is Sh3,956,547 learners, and the available budget for this financial year is Sh65 billion. This translates to funding of Sh16,428 per learner, this is well below the approved Sh22,240 per learner,” Machogu said.

The school heads may feel pressured to move through with their plans to raise  fees if funding is cut. The leaders of the institutions had expressed worries about delayed capitation  and insufficient money. Schools may be in danger as a result of the decreased financing per student. This  could force them to increase fees beginning in the next year, placing a greater  financial burden on parents to pay for their children’s education.