Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has said the government is working closely with schools that received low capitation to rectify the matter following a glitch in the disbursement of the funds.
CS Ogamba said there could have been an error in the schools that received Sh86 or Sh84, noting that the ministry is in touch with the affected schools to resolve the issue.
Ogamba was speaking after gracing the inaugural graduation ceremony at Riragia Technical and Vocational College (TVC) in Marani Subcounty.
“Any head teacher or Principal who received resources that are far below what they expected should reach out to our teams from the Sub County and Ministry so that it can be sorted out,” Ogamba added.
The CS pointed out that this was the first year the government had released the capitation for the second term in May, as opposed to the previous years when the funds were disbursed later in the year.
He also assured the parents that the examination fees will be catered for by the government.
Last month, the government released Sh21 billion as capitation to public schools.
The disbursement of the funds to schools is usually conducted in three phases: 50 per cent in term one, 30 per cent in term two and 20 per cent in term three.