Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has revealed that over 200,000 Junior Secondary School Students are yet to be admitted to school.
“More than 200,00 junior secondary school students have not reported to school,” Cs Machogu said.
The CS stated that his ministry is working closely with the County Commissioners, area chiefs and their assistants, as well as village elders and Nyumba Kumi officials to ensure that all children report to school as expected.
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“I want to clarify that Junior Secondary School is free and compulsory. No Principal, School board, PTA or any other person is allowed to produce unauthorized levies in the name of registration fees,” CS
Machogu further instructed parents whose children sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and were to be admitted Form One and are yet to report to school to ensure they report to High School immediately.
The CS further said that all students reporting for Grade VII have been issued with textbooks in each of the learning areas at Junior Secondary School and the optional subjects they will choose.
He said that a total of 17,893,270 copies of learners’ books and 423,514 copies of teachers’ guides will be distributed by the end of the exercise next week.
“The government of Kenya has disbursed a total of Sh3,164,365,856 billion which has purchased all the required books for Grade seven which again are free for all public Junior Secondary learners, and we have adequate books that will be given to each student,” he said.
The distribution schedule will run from January 30 and February 17, 2023.