President William Ruto has directed the Ministry of Education to work with school head teachers and propose a further review of capitation that takes care of inflation.
Although the Government increased primary school capitation from Ksh 1,400 to Ksh 2,340 per learner, it was important that this be reviewed to further improve teaching and learning in schools.
He also pointed out there was need to review the capitation figures upwards due to inflation and other pressures.
“I expect a report on my desk by January next year so that I can make a decision on which way to go,” he said.
The President was speaking during the Kenya Comprehensive School Heads Association Annual General Meeting and Conference held at Sheikh Zayed Children Welfare Centre in Nyali, Mombasa, on Thursday.
He was accompanied by Cabinet Secretaries Julius Migos Ogamba (Educatio) and Ali Hassan Joho (Mining), Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi, Basic Principal Secretary John Ololtuaa, and Governors Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir (Mombasa), Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay) and Paul Otuoma (Busia).
At the same time, the President said the Government combining primary and junior schools into a single institution to be reffered to as Comprehensive Schools, and providing funding as such.
He directed the Ministry of Education to work with the Kenya Comprehensive School Heads Association to anchor the new policy in…
