Director of Schools Audit Services instructs secondary schools not to send pupils who owe fees home

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The Director of Schools Audit Services in the Education Ministry, Victoria Angwenyi has directed Heads of Secondary schools not to send students out of school who have fees arrears.

Speaking during the 46th Annual National Conference of Principals and Exhibition, Victoria Angwenyi said that schools have two major funding sources; capitation and school fees paid by parents.

She also tasked the school heads to offer guidance to parents on school enrollment on exploring boarding and day schooling for their children depending on their financial capability.

The government through the Ministry of Education allocates and disburses ksh. 22,244 to all regular public secondary schools and 57,974 to special needs public secondary schools.

Capitation funds the tuition component, including the teachers, textbooks, and all learning materials while school fees paid by parents cater for boarding facilities and food.

Angwenyi said that the matter of sending students home due to delayed capitation should not arise because all tuition components on capitation are available at schools.

“Teachers experience challenges when there is a delay in paying school fees by the parents to feed the students,” Angwenyi said.