CS Ogamba Meets KUPPET Officials Amid Possible Learning Disruption
The meeting followed initial threats by the teachers' union to down tools over several unresolved issues, including the school capitation shortfall that has crippled learning...
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Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba met with Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) officials to discuss a significant shortfall in government capitation to schools.
- Schools face a Ksh6,000 per-learner capitation shortfall, having received only Ksh16,000 against the statutory Ksh22,244.
- The meeting involved CS Ogamba and KUPPET's National Executive Board at Jogoo House on Thursday, September 3.
- The funding gap threatens schools' ability to cover essential expenses like food and learning materials, especially as the final term begins.
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