Great to see you focused on this subject.
Will Kenya's superior education survive??
I went to public school, so did nost middle class I know.
Seems like they are underfundng education.
“There’s already a serious financial crisis in schools and it is not possible to complete the term, if the remaining capitation is not released. It is unfortunate that school staff will have to go without salaries. We’re very worried that the debt burden in schools is getting out of hand,” Kessha chair Willy Kuria warned.
“The capitation is purely for tuition and operations. KESSHA urges the treasury to release the remaining Sh6,000 per learner so that schools can be able to purchase the necessary facilities for the forthcoming KCSE and end-of-year examinations for other learners,” said Mr Kuria.
The capitation is generally used for the purchase of stationery like exercise books, lab equipment, and chemicals, co-curricular activities, salaries for Board of Management (BOM) teachers and non-teaching staff, bills like electricity, water, local transport and travel, and administrative costs, among other overhead costs.
KSSHA said the mounting debt burden in schools is getting out of hand. Some schools have been dragged to court by suppliers over non-payment of debts while others avoid supplying to schools on credit.
The people in charge of policy for public education in Kenya do not care. They send their children to private schools. They make policies for other people's children. I must admit I hadly know any of my friends that sends their children to public schools.
I attended mostly public schools and so did most of the people around me.Great to see you focused on this subject.
Will Kenya's superior education survive??
I went to public school, so did nost middle class I know.
Seems like they are underfundng education.
Lets just go back to 8-4-4 thats what we can manage, we still too backwards to upgrade the education system problems with 8-4-4 is you get half baked graduates but in Kenya you don't need more as corruption rules
what happened to 8-4-4? These people keep switching without first identifying and resolvong problems?
We need skill based education system to succeed.
Create more culinary schools, more carpentry, more nursinng, etc
There is no more feasible funding to turn schools into workshops. 8-4-4 was scaled down due to funding then came this CBC confusion nonsense disruption. Just like New University Funding Model, NHIF-SHIF deathly experiment.what happened to 8-4-4? These people keep switching without first identifying and resolvong problems?
We need skill based education system to succeed.
Create more culinary schools, more carpentry, more nursinng, etc
Biggest problem we face in kenya now is Transition from Secondary to TIVET.
We are barely doing 300k (Tivet, KMTC, teacher colleges)
Leaving 500K kids out of high school without any technical or vocational training.
That should be priority.
Hizi ingine about CBC, University funding and all that is MAKELELE USELESS NOISE.
Where will the monies for these TVETs fall from? CBC is 9 years old with 'teething implementation makelele'.
https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/105880-education-cs-julius-ogamba-says-treasury-owes-ministry-ksh59-billionBiggest problem we face in kenya now is Transition from Secondary to TIVET.
We are barely doing 300k (Tivet, KMTC, teacher colleges)
Leaving 500K kids out of high school without any technical or vocational training.
That should be priority.
Hizi ingine about CBC, University funding and all that is MAKELELE USELESS NOISE.
?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>An insider at the Technical University of Kenya has reported a bizarre turn of events regarding November salaries.
— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) December 14, 2024
Hours after receiving their overdue payments yesterday evening, staff discovered the funds had been reversed with some accounts showing negative balances.
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Its time to fund education differently, not from the consolidated funds.
?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>TUK University Strike:
— Gabby🫶🇰🇪 (@professor_gabby) February 3, 2025
The comrades are demanded to vacate the premises as the university is closed till further notice .
Sad for us TUK students 😭 pic.twitter.com/n5rLuV4oSy
In the new proposal, the principals want parents with children in national schools to pay an extra Sh19,628 annually and for those in extra-county schools by Sh27,488. Learners in day schools, in principle, do not pay tuition fees, but Kessha now wants them to pay Sh5,372 annually.
“The partial and delayed disbursement of capitation funds, coupled with the rising costs of goods and services, has placed an immense strain on the management and sustainability of schools. In addition, the inadequate fees charged to students, which fail to synchronise with the current economic realities, have exacerbated the financial challenges. Unless this situation is addressed urgently by relevant authorities, secondary schools in Kenya are on the brink of closure,” reads the proposal signed by Kessha chairperson Willy Kuria.
The association warned that the deepening financial crisis threatens to disrupt learning for millions of students.
“Schools do not receive full disbursement of the allocated Sh22,244 per student, and in reality, after retentions and partial disbursement, schools are receiving less than Sh10,479 per student. This is significantly lower than the amount allocated in 2008, despite the surge in inflation and operational costs,” Kessha warned.
More than 400,000 students or 60 per cent of the total enrollment in public universities are studying in institutions that are poorly governed, a parliamentary committee heard.https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/400-000-students-in-poorly-run-universities-face-uncertainty--5019212#story
Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba told the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education that 21 out of the 43 universities in Kenya are non-performing in terms of management.
“We ask for a budget, but it is reduced. We are grappling with the question of what to do about it. We don’t get what we ask for. We continue to accumulate pending bills in capitation fees as the number of students increases,” the CS said.https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/end-of-kibaki-s-free-education--5071224
“Teachers are forced to avoid giving complete examination papers and omit practicals. The issue has been quietly building over the past few years as can be vindicated by the previous years’ disbursement figures and affects learning,” Mr Kuria said. He was speaking at a press conference in Murang’a town.
“When schools lack adequate resources, performance is greatly affected and this can be attested to by the gradual increase in number of E [mean grade] countrywide in KCSE in the last three years,” he stated.
In 2022, 30,822 candidates scored a mean grade of E in the KCSE. This number shot up to 48,174 in 2023 and dropped slightly to 48,333 in 2024. Most of the poor grades are scored by learners in day schools, which are attended by over 70 percent of learners in secondary school.
COMRADES, NOTHING HAS BEEN REDUCED.
Nothing has been reduced as far as University Fees are concerned. Just a simple comparison:
What they released as reduced university fees was as PER SEMESTER. An academic year has semesters (2) or trimesters (3).
✅ Cluster 1 to 6 are mainly courses which are studied on a TRIMESTER platform, meaning you multiply the fees by 3, i.e;
A minimum of 12,960×3 and a maximum of 75,000×3
This means that courses under this will consume a minimum of Ksh. 38,880 and a maximum of Ksh. 225,000 PER YEAR.
The minimum part are diploma courses in smaller institutions like university colleges, et al. The maximum part are the fees which will be demanded by main institutions like UoN, KU, Moi, Egerton and other public universities.
✅ Cluster 7-14 are courses offered on a SEMESTER setting, meaning you multiply by 2, i.e;
A minimum of 5,814×2 for funny courses like Anthropology (these ones have zero demand) and a maximum of 57, 600×2
This translates to a minimum of 11,628 and a maximum of 115,200 per year.
The former (11,628) will be applied in smaller institutions like polytechnics, university colleges/satellite campuses, et al. The latter (115,200) will be the fees applied in the main public institutions (universities).
✅ Then the most shocking part is ACCOMODATION.
In UoN for instance, accomodation PER SEMESTER is between Ksh. 16,992 and Ksh. 28,700.
This simply means that parents will be paying between Ksh. 33,994 and Ksh. 57, 400 per year for SEMESTER ACCOMODATION; and Ksh. 50,976 and Ksh. 86,100 for TRIMESTER ACCOMODATION.
✅ UNDER UHURU, it was very simple for government sponsored students:
Total fees PER YEAR (covering all semesters/trimesters): Ksh. 28,000
Accommodation fees PER YEAR (covering all semesters/trimesters): Ksh. 5,000.
FACTS DON'T LIE!
Coming to their senses? That they are further reconsidering throwing out of destructive University Funding Model is telling.Don't believe misinformation online. Objective students have seen a 40-50% reduction, and then direct scholarships are coming big time. There will be hiccups like SHA, affordable housing in the beginning, but once cartels are vanquished and digitisation runs its course, this new funding model will be a game changer. Universities and their cartels will not run into debts trying to cheat the Government
These expensive experiments were just plain evil!
Anhu looks Ndii is on the way out as we head to ground siasa? Ama just PR?QuoteCOMRADES, NOTHING HAS BEEN REDUCED.
Nothing has been reduced as far as University Fees are concerned. Just a simple comparison:
What they released as reduced university fees was as PER SEMESTER. An academic year has semesters (2) or trimesters (3).
✅ Cluster 1 to 6 are mainly courses which are studied on a TRIMESTER platform, meaning you multiply the fees by 3, i.e;
A minimum of 12,960×3 and a maximum of 75,000×3
This means that courses under this will consume a minimum of Ksh. 38,880 and a maximum of Ksh. 225,000 PER YEAR.
The minimum part are diploma courses in smaller institutions like university colleges, et al. The maximum part are the fees which will be demanded by main institutions like UoN, KU, Moi, Egerton and other public universities.
✅ Cluster 7-14 are courses offered on a SEMESTER setting, meaning you multiply by 2, i.e;
A minimum of 5,814×2 for funny courses like Anthropology (these ones have zero demand) and a maximum of 57, 600×2
This translates to a minimum of 11,628 and a maximum of 115,200 per year.
The former (11,628) will be applied in smaller institutions like polytechnics, university colleges/satellite campuses, et al. The latter (115,200) will be the fees applied in the main public institutions (universities).
✅ Then the most shocking part is ACCOMODATION.
In UoN for instance, accomodation PER SEMESTER is between Ksh. 16,992 and Ksh. 28,700.
This simply means that parents will be paying between Ksh. 33,994 and Ksh. 57, 400 per year for SEMESTER ACCOMODATION; and Ksh. 50,976 and Ksh. 86,100 for TRIMESTER ACCOMODATION.
✅ UNDER UHURU, it was very simple for government sponsored students:
Total fees PER YEAR (covering all semesters/trimesters): Ksh. 28,000
Accommodation fees PER YEAR (covering all semesters/trimesters): Ksh. 5,000.
FACTS DON'T LIE!
“Junior school teachers are often sidelined because most of the staff within the current school structure are primary school teachers. Junior school is a transitional stage where learners begin career pathway-based learning. It requires special attention, which is not being given under the current system that treats junior schools as an extension of primary schools,” Mr Odhiambo said.
There will be teething problems the first year, but like SHA, it will be running like clockworkthe next year and beyond.
Some 122,908 learners who sat the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) in Grade 6 three years ago will not undertake the assessment at the end of junior school next month, dealing a serious blow to the government's 100 per cent transition policy.
The KPSEA results were not used for placement to junior school as the government is keen on ensuring 100 per cent transition at the various exit points, in line with the competency-based education (CBE). The decision was made to cure the perennial high drop-out rates associated with the 8-4-4 structure, but it appears the problem still persists.
According to data seen by the Nation, the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has registered 1,130,699 candidates for the 2025 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA). This is the class that undertook KPSEA in 2022, with 1,253,577 candidates undertaking the assessment in Grade 6.
CBA arrears have accumulated to Ksh.3.27 billion. This is one of the CBAs that have not been honoured. The court had issued a directive for more funds to be allocated to cater for the CBAs, but the government has not yet complied,” Wasonga told a press.https://www.citizen.digital/news/university-lecturers-issue-7-day-strike-notice-over-unfulfilled-cba-n369425