Schools are staring at financial distress, with heads reporting a slump in funds to run operations, ahead of KCPE and KCSE examinations. The Education ministry had, in January, released half the amount — Sh14.6 billion to fund secondary schools and Sh4.6 billion for primary institutions— earmarked for the Free Primary and Day Secondary education programmes. Each primary school pupil receives Sh1,420 capitation per year as those in free day secondary schools are allocated Sh22,244. Secondary schools mainly depend on State capitation and direct fees paid by learners to run day-to-day operations. Already, school heads say they are draining their rainy-day funds to address critical pandemic needs.

Source: The Star February 23, 2021 14:26 UTC