This archive report was first published on 2 December 2019.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has announced plans to lead a nationwide monitoring exercise to ensure that Form One students are joining the schools they were selected to and that fee guidelines are strictly adhered to.
Magoha made the announcement on December 2, 2019, as the Ministry of Education sought to address concerns over high school fees and the transition of students from primary to secondary school.
According to Magoha, parents and guardians with students joining Form One next year will only pay the amount of fees set by the Ministry, and not the higher fees charged by some schools.
He urged parents to report incidents where students are turned away for not paying higher fees to their respective Regional Education Directors, County Directors of Education, TSC County Directors, or Sub-County Directors for action.
Magoha also announced that the Government will continue to provide Free Day Secondary Education grants per learner for tuition, operations, and infrastructure improvement, and the funds will be disbursed to schools based on enrollment uploaded by principals on the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS).
He further stated that the Government remains committed to ensuring that every learner transits from primary to secondary school and that the Ministry will continue working with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to facilitate the enrollment of every child in secondary school.
Magoha also announced that the Ministry will offer scholarships for 9,000 candidates who sat the KCPE examinations this year as part of the process of accelerating the 100 per cent transition policy.
