KNUT Demands the Immediate Release of School Capitation.
The timely release of school capitation is something that the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) is promoting.
Executive Secretary David Bore of the Kipkelion KNUT branch claims that head teachers want the government to increase the capitation rate in order to account for inflation.
“As schools reopen for second term, we are demanding the immediate disbursement of capitation to avert a crisis in learning institutions,” Bore declared in a statement.
Monday marks the start of the second term for students, which lasts for 14 weeks. Between June 20 and June 23, there will be a half-term vacation.
According to Bore, the government is aware that without funding, schools cannot operate.
He claimed that it is unrealistic at this time for the Ministry of Education to order students not to be sent home for unpaid school fees.
Each learner would get Sh22,244 yearly from the government, which would be paid out in three terms: 50% in the first term, 30% in the second, and 20% in the third.
Sh31.34 billion has been paid out, according to a January statement from the National Treasury. In fiscal years 2022–2023 and 2023–2024, the government owed schools over Sh87 billion at that time.
Suppliers have put pressure on schools to pay up, which has raised fears among stakeholders that the country’s educational quality may be threatened by the delayed payouts. Day secondary schools are primarily affected.
KNUT Demands the Immediate Release of School Capitation.
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