The CS noted that President William Ruto had instructed Treasury to make aside Ksh15,000 per learner as capitation per student in order to facilitate free education in all junior secondary schools.
Machogu further disclosed that Ksh9.6 billion would be spent by the government to maintain the scheme.
According to Machogu, “No school should charge any fees for Grade 7 students unless such schools are boarding wings.”
Furthermore, the CS stated that the government has been paying Ksh22,244 for secondary schools and Ksh1,420 for primary schools as capitation.
The amount supplied to a student should be Ksh15,000 because junior secondary students are in Grades 7, 8, and 9, he explained. “We worked on a number that the amount being given to a pupil be Ksh15,000 roughly comparable to what is paid for Senior Secondary school learners.”
He also emphasized that Kenya’s constitution guarantees free education, which is why there won’t be any fees for Grade 7.
The free basic education in primary and secondary schools must be provided for free under the basic education in primary and secondary schools must be provided for free, he added, adding that there won’t be any tuition due to a stated that there won’t be any tuition
As the Instructors Service Commission (TSC) prepared to send out more teachers, Machogu rushed to reassure the nation that there was no need for concern regarding the availability of teachers.
“The TSC is now hiring 30,000 new teachers, the majority of whom will work with students in junior secondary schools,
We guarantee the nation that we have enough instructors who have received proper preparation for their roles, the CS said.
Additionally, parents were made aware that they would be in charge of purchasing uniforms for their children.
