Government To Disburse Capitation Fund to Schools Next Week

School heads now takes sigh of relief as government promises to release Ksh.48.8 billion capitation fund to schools across the country.

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi confirmed this during his tour to Kakamega County on Friday, January 17, urging the school heads to stop panicking. According to CS Mbadi, the experienced unforeseen delay in disbursing the funds to schools before opening last week, was due to debt servicing by the government.

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“School administrators don’t panic, Treasury will release Ksh.48.8 billion which is 50 per cent of this year’s budget to fund our education system. We believe our education is important for our social function,” Mbadi asserted.

The Treasury Ministry cleared the air, just a day after the Kenya Union of post-primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), made 7-day ultimatum to the Ministry of Education, to release the capitation funds as soon as possible.

According to KUPPET, any further delay would adversely affect the normal operation of the schools across the nation. KUPPET, demanding immediate action before the collapse of the 7-day condition, threatened to go on strike to keep the Ministry in toes