Education Minister Julius Ogamba has a message for school heads. He doesn't want them to send students home because of unpaid fees. The government is giving schools money to help with this.
Ogamba said the Treasury sent schools 19 billion shillings on Thursday. It planned to send 15 billion more on Friday. The total amount will be 48 billion shillings.
"We're asking headteachers not to send kids home," Ogamba said during a school visit in Mombasa. "The money is coming to their accounts."
Ogamba went to Mombasa for a few reasons. He wanted to see students sign up for a health program called SHA. He also checked on school buildings and how students move from Grade 8 to Grade 9.
The Education Ministry is working with other ministries to register more children for SHA. They want to ensure that children without birth certificates can obtain them and join SHA.
Ogamba said they'll build 15,000 labs for junior high schools this year. Most of the classrooms needed for Grade 9 are ready. The rest will be done by the end of January.
Schools also have books to ensure that every student can learn well. This is consistent with the government's goal of having all children go to school.
The Kenya Primary Heads Association was worried schools might have problems if they didn't get money on time. But Ogamba said the government is working hard to keep schools running smoothly.
Kenya has hired 76,000 teachers for junior high schools, and some current teachers have received more training. Each junior high school has enough teachers and supplies for students to learn without interruption.
Ogamba said the Treasury sent schools 19 billion shillings on Thursday. It planned to send 15 billion more on Friday. The total amount will be 48 billion shillings.
"We're asking headteachers not to send kids home," Ogamba said during a school visit in Mombasa. "The money is coming to their accounts."
Ogamba went to Mombasa for a few reasons. He wanted to see students sign up for a health program called SHA. He also checked on school buildings and how students move from Grade 8 to Grade 9.
The Education Ministry is working with other ministries to register more children for SHA. They want to ensure that children without birth certificates can obtain them and join SHA.
Ogamba said they'll build 15,000 labs for junior high schools this year. Most of the classrooms needed for Grade 9 are ready. The rest will be done by the end of January.
Schools also have books to ensure that every student can learn well. This is consistent with the government's goal of having all children go to school.
The Kenya Primary Heads Association was worried schools might have problems if they didn't get money on time. But Ogamba said the government is working hard to keep schools running smoothly.
Kenya has hired 76,000 teachers for junior high schools, and some current teachers have received more training. Each junior high school has enough teachers and supplies for students to learn without interruption.
