Foolproof method

At the beginning of this month, the ministry disbursed Sh10.8 billion to secondary schools.

Each learner is supposed to get Sh22,244 annually (secondary) while primary school pupils get Sh1,420.This money is supposed to be released in phases of 50 per cent in first term, 30 per for second term and the last tranche of 20 per cent in third term.

According to ministry statistics, there are 8,592 public secondary schools with a combined population of more than 2.7 million students whose tuition is catered for by the government.

“The Nemis is a foolproof method and captures the real scenario in schools in real time. Even when a student is transferred, the ministry will know and send his capitation to the new school unlike in the past when there as double allocation,” a senior education official said. Earlier in March, the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) announced it would deregister more than 370,000 candidates affected by duplication of birth certificate numbers.

Although the Ministry of Education has already disbursed the capitation for the affected schools, the money has been retained by Jogoo House.

But some schools claimed that the money they had received was lower than the number of students submitted through Nemis. The Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) chairman, Indimuli Kahi,  described the issue of broke schools as too sensitive and a career breaker. 

Fraud from where?

“I do not want to talk you about. I have been misquoted in the past over the issue and  this has put me in a lot of mess. Kindly leave me out of this,” Kahi said.

A County Director of Education we contacted abruptly switched off her phone  lamenting: “Why have you picked on my county when the problem is widespread?”

When we called Education CS George Magoha, he initially indicated that he was in a meeting and advised us to call later. Later calls to his line went unanswered and so were our questions sent through Whatsapp which were also copied to his PS Belio Kipsang who was also out of reach.

But Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET)  Kisumu branch Executive Secretary Zablon Awange blamed the financial mess in schools to what he termed as fraud emanating from the ministry headquarters.

Foolproof method

At the beginning of this month, the ministry disbursed Sh10.8 billion to secondary schools.

Each learner is supposed to get Sh22,244 annually (secondary) while primary school pupils get Sh1,420.This money is supposed to be released in phases of 50 per cent in first term, 30 per for second term and the last tranche of 20 per cent in third term.

According to ministry statistics, there are 8,592 public secondary schools with a combined population of more than 2.7 million students whose tuition is catered for by the government.

“The Nemis is a foolproof method and captures the real scenario in schools in real time. Even when a student is transferred, the ministry will know and send his capitation to the new school unlike in the past when there as double allocation,” a senior education official said. Earlier in March, the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) announced it would deregister more than 370,000 candidates affected by duplication of birth certificate numbers.

Although the Ministry of Education has already disbursed the capitation for the affected schools, the money has been retained by Jogoo House.

But some schools claimed that the money they had received was lower than the number of students submitted through Nemis. The Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) chairman, Indimuli Kahi,  described the issue of broke schools as too sensitive and a career breaker. 

Fraud from where?

“I do not want to talk you about. I have been misquoted in the past over the issue and  this has put me in a lot of mess. Kindly leave me out of this,” Kahi said.

A County Director of Education we contacted abruptly switched off her phone  lamenting: “Why have you picked on my county when the problem is widespread?”

When we called Education CS George Magoha, he initially indicated that he was in a meeting and advised us to call later. Later calls to his line went unanswered and so were our questions sent through Whatsapp which were also copied to his PS Belio Kipsang who was also out of reach.

But Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET)  Kisumu branch Executive Secretary Zablon Awange blamed the financial mess in schools to what he termed as fraud emanating from the ministry headquarters.