Treasury allocates Ksh.16bn to schools
The Treasury allocates sh16 billion to schools. Ministry of Education has set a September 20 deadline to disburse sh 16bn to schools.
All public primary, junior and senior secondary schools that are struggling to run well are expected to get the disbursement.
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This is a reprieve to principals and Head teachers who are still struggling to make ends meet in their respective schools.
Treasury allocates Ksh.16bn to schools
The irregular release of capitation to run the education institutions is a major problem in schools.
According to the Ministry of Education, junior secondary schools are to receive sh 1.7bn Free Primary Education gets Sh.1.5bn.
The education sector receives sh628.6bn, which is the highest share of the 2023/2024 budget.
The basic education principal secretary, Belio Kipsang says, to ensure the normal running of all public schools activities.
The ministry of education has in store sh122bn for their smooth running.
Free education
The capitation funds from the National treasury for disbursement to learners in public junior and secondary schools.
In line with the government regulations,a breakdown of funds and guidelines on their prudent utilization have been dispatched to schools.
In the financial year 2022/2023, the ministry of education fully disbursed a total of sh89.4bn as capitation for junior and senior secondary school learning.
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Dr.Kipsang says all schools that opened for the third term of the 2023 academic calendar should run up to October .
This is to give way for the national exam season that needs a lot of preparations as far as exams are concerned.
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Therefore, third term should run up to October 27,2023 to give ample time for students to revise properly.
The government banned schools activities involving parents-students interactions in third term because of the exam malpractices.
In order to curb the malpractices, the government has banned all the activities that parents have to mix and interact with students.