Ref No. : MOE.HQS/3/7/31 vol. 1 (31)
Date: 16th February, 2023
Headteachers (Public Primary Schools)
Thro’
County Director of Education
RE: OPENING OF BANK ACCOUNTS FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Junior Secondary School is part of Basic Education and will be fully funded by Government through Learners Capitation Grant disbursed by the Ministry of Education.
The Grants are deposited directly to schools’ bank accounts. Guidelines for implementation of junior secondary school have recommended the following bank accounts:
i. Tuition Capitation
ii. Operation Capitation Fund
iii. School Fund Account — for boarding facilities, lunch and transport programs
Head teachers of Primary Schools hosting Junior Secondary Schools are required to open the listed bank accounts with commercial banks to facilitate disbursement of funds.
In addition, the bank details should be uploaded to NEMIS account of the Junior Secondary School. Submission of bank details through sms, printed copies, emails or any other non-prescribed format will not be acceptable.
Schools seeking to open bank accounts with financial institution should obtain written consent from Sub-County Director of Education within their jurisdiction.
In addition, nominated signatories to the accounts must adhere to Guidelines for implementation of junior secondary school.
The Regional Directors of Education, County Directors of Education and Sub-County Directors of Education are expected to ensure that all public primary schools within their jurisdiction have expedited the aforementioned.
Copies of minutes of meetings, and other documents related to opening of bank accounts for junior secondary schools should be retained at school and at Sub County Education Office for reference.
Dr. Belio R. Kipsang, CBS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
My question is, who is to open the accounts? There a subcounty where the education office opened all the accounts for JSS within the subcounty, retained in the office and is alerting HOI’s to go pick them.
It is also to my knowledge that during the funding of be it FPE os JSS funds, this office asks heads of institutions to give part of the money to it by creation of un-recognized vote heads like office support fund, Curriculum fund etc. You’ll hear an officer coming to school on weekly basis until the account is completely used is when you’ll not see any officer at schools
How do you acess JSS nemis portal ?