President William Ruto has fired a warning at education officials who extort money from parents while arguing that the government has not yet disbursed education funds.
Ruto, who was speaking during a thanksgiving service in Busia County on Sunday, said that he is privy to the unethical tendencies some officials have adopted of asking parents to pay school fees yet it has been catered for.
He said that the government has issued Ksh.60 billion in capitation to all learning institutions countrywide including Ksh.10 billion in bursaries to allow students to access education across the nation. “Hear this from me because these people will stop this ill behaviour because the government has disbursed the money…I want to tell those managers in the education sector not to take advantage of parents on false accounts of the government having released no money,” said Ruto.
“We have released Ksh.62 billion to our primary and secondary schools, Universities, TVET institutions, including Ksh.10 billion in bursaries to our MPs so that even children from vulnerable families can go to school.”
While affirming that the government is committed to bolster access to education across the nation, Ruto said that his administration has increased the number of teachers to work in various institutions and even more will be added.