Why Thousands of Students Might Miss National Exams
The exams are set to begin in October and November...
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Thousands of Kenyan students are at risk of missing their national examinations, including KCSE and KPSEA, due to schools sending pupils home over unpaid fees amidst delayed government capitation funds.
- Gilgil Member of Parliament Martha Wangari warned of this critical situation, stating that learners were being sent home, even 12-year-olds in Grade 6.
- Schools, particularly day schools, are suffering from delayed capitation funds, with some only receiving 10 percent of the expected 30 percent for the second term.
- The Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA), through Makueni Chairman Johnson Ndivo, highlighted that the delay affects schools' ability to purchase necessary materials for national exams.
- Despite an announcement by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Monday, August 25, that Ksh23 billion would be released to schools within the week, institutions are struggling to fund operations in the interim.
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