Govt gives each JSS student Ksh2,403 for the third term school capitation.
For term three, the government has made the vote head distribution for the Free Day Junior School Education (FDJSE) funds for Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) public.
The Basic Education Principal Secretary (PS), Dr. Belio Kipsang, wrote a note on September 2, 2024, to all County Directors of Education (CDEs) in the country. It said that as a basic grant, each JSS student would get Ksh2,403.61 and each school would get Ksh74,793.20.
The PS said that the money had been set aside for both the Operation and Tuition accounts. They also said that the information used came from NEMIS as of 2:38 pm on August 6, 2024.
The personal emolument account had Ksh43,316 set aside for it. It also had Ksh17,919 set aside for phone calls, meetings with the Board of Management (BOM), building people’s skills, and internet access.
It had Ksh7,350 set aside for power, water, and conservancy. After that, Ksh3,856.20 was added to the Tuition account, taking the total to Ksh74,793.20.
For the Operation account, each student has been given 160 kenya for local travel and transportation, 140 kenya for extracurricular activities, 130 kenya for administrative costs, and 90 kenya for medical and insurance.
The following vote heads have been given money for the tuition account: stationery and writing supplies (Ksh400), textbooks and extra readers for KICD (Ksh366.80), materials for practicals under CBC (Ksh240), assessment (Ksh126.81), lab materials (Ksh90), and capacity building (Ksh90), for a total of Ksh2,403.61.
According to Dr. Kipsang, schools with 8th graders should use the RMI vote head for Grade 9 to buy desks and chairs right away.
The CDEs have been told to make sure that school heads in their areas show that they have received the money by giving the PS proper school receipts for both the tuition and operation accounts.
Also, the PS said that all payments should be made by check only for the tuition account, and that the money should only be used to buy teaching and learning materials.
The operation account, on the other hand, should be used to bank all government benefits other than the tuition funds. “Having each student sign a school list for their class that includes their admission number, full name, and the amount they were awarded.”
Like always, these lists should be connected to the payment voucher that is kept at school, and each student should be given an official receipt from the school for the distribution, says the memo.
Because of different characteristics, some schools may not have gotten their funds. The PS said that those schools will get their money as soon as the right information is given and confirmed.
Dr. Kipsang also told the principals of those schools to write to his office with the right UIC, account information, and enrollment information.
Also, Boards of Management (BoMs) in schools across the country have been told to make sure that school funds are used wisely and that schools follow the financial rules set out in the Handbook on Financial Management for Public Schools, Teacher Training Colleges, and Technical and Vocational Colleges in Kenya.
Also, schools have been told not to charge for the lunch program or any other fee or tax. As the schools’ accountant officer, the school heads are in charge of how the money is spent and applied.
Govt gives each JSS student Ksh2,403 for the third term school capitation.
