KESSHA Chairman roasted over Delayed capitation funds for secondary schools
Mr. Kennedy Echesa, an education expert, has criticized Mr. Kahi Indimuli, national chairman of the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA), for making large contributions to the organization out of the capitation money allocated for schools.
Speaking during an interview at a local TV station, he said that delay in release of the funds has paralyzed running of schools.
He bemoaned the fact that little to no effort was being made and that no explanations had been offered for the silence, and he scorned the Ministry of Education’s justification that the delay was due to necessary systems being unavailable.
“We question why the Ministry keeps blaming the National Education Management System (NEMIS) and Unique Personal Identification (UPI) for late capitation.To allow schooling to continue, we want them to state their position unequivocally, the man stated.
According to the educationist, the government’s plan to steal capitation payments intended for schools is why NEMIS was shut down, depriving principals of access to vital data on fund beneficiaries.
Indimuli argued for himself by saying that the money was for the Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) and branding efforts, among other things. He also advised those involved in education not to read anything troubling.
Indimuli stated that the government has returned to manual input as a workaround for the problem of identifying beneficiaries because it captures all students who are not identified by NEMIS and UPI codes.
KESSHA Chairman roasted over Delayed capitation funds for secondary schools
