MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PETTIONED TO RELEASE CAPITATION FUNDS  ON TIME
Channel: Etaya TV
Date: 04/01/2024

The clergy in a cluster of churches, have petitioned Education ministry to salvage the sector currently grappling with several constraints.

Led by Rev. James Mogire,the chairman, of  the Church of God in East Africa,Kenya, Cluster, in Gusii,Southern Nyanza and Transmara decried financial difficulties schools experienced.

Speaking at Getembe COG in Kisii town,the chairman observed some  principals could not settle down in their offices owing to  non-payment of money  to  suppliers among others who provided services to the institutions.

He challenged the ministry to ensure capitation was remitted in time to the schools to facilitate smooth re-opening of the schools next week.

Mogire who is also the Education Secretary for the church’s schools in the Cluster, remarked, the learners should  not be inconvenienced in  their  access to education  as a ‘social equalizer’.

Parliamentarians  should direct their efforts towards crafting legislation that could assist schools deliver  curriculum  devoid of  financial hitches,he pointed out.

Observing that the  economic hardships  obtaining in the country could have been contributed by some  leaders and citizen’s lack of commitment, the chairman called for   a fresh start this year.

The national government  leadership was urged to aim at embracing the virtues that could see the lives of the citizens uplifted