REF: MOE.HQS/3/6/116(53)
8th November 2022
County Directors of Education
RE: ILLEGAL LEVIES AND WITHHOLDING OF KCPE AND KCSE CERTIFICATES BY SCHOOLS
As you are aware the Government has over the years cushioned poor households by introducing Free Primary Education and Free Day Secondary Education at the Basic Education Sub-Sector.
The Ministry of Education has sent numerous reminders and circulars to schools through the field officers warning them against introduction of extra levies, withholding KCPE/KCSE certificates and conducting of illegal tuition during weekends and school holidays.
However, the Ministry continues to receive complaints from aggrieved parents and guardians on extra levies, withholding of certificates and conducting illegal tuition.
Your attention is drawn to the following sections of the law which prohibits illegal levies, withholding of certificates and conducting illegal tuition.
(a) Regulation 44 of the Basic Education Act, 2013 that prohibits any school to issue a fees structure other than the one issued by the Cabinet Secretary.
(b) Section 10(1)(b) of the KNEC Act, 2012 which prohibits all schools from withholding certificates for any candidate.
(c) Section 29(1) of the Basic Education Act 2013 that prohibits holiday tuition.
Please also note that the Ministry’s directives that banned activities and visits during third term still stand.
All activities like Annual General Meetings for parents and prayer days are not allowed in the schools during examination term (third term).
All field officers are required to enforce the content of this circular.
Julius O. Jwan, PhD, CBS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
MUKHUYU PEFA PRIMARY parents are being overcharged.
Class 8, enrollment 55 ,@ learner pay fee of 4800
Class 7 , enrollment of 87,@ learner pay fee of 4800,
Grade 6 , enrollment of 60, @ learner pay fee of 3600,
Grade 5, enrollment of 74, each learner pay 3600,
Grade 4, enrollment of 93,@ learner pay fee of 3000,
Grade 3 , enrollment of 64@ learner pay fee of 1600,
Grade 2, enrollment of 57, @ Learner pay fee of 1600,
Grade 1, enrollment of 58,each learner pay 1600
Each class had its own parents meeting organised by the HOI in term 3,
Prayer Day was conducted on 24th of November 2022
Cost of prayer Day is as follow:
Each learner in grade 6 contributed 750 (60×750)
Class 8 contributed 750 each per learner (55×750) ,
In general , prayer Day costed more than ksh.86000
Registration fees for both grade 6 and class 8 ksh.500 per learner (500×115)
Any learner asking for admission in school pay 350 for desk,200 for interview,1500 for admission a total of 2050 Bob
KNEC assessments each learners has been paying between 250 .