Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Migos Ogamba has allayed fears that parents will pay for their children's examination fees following the budget cuts for the Ministry.
Speaking during a graduation ceremony at Kiirua Technical Training Institute, Ogamba said that the government was determined to ensure that no child was left behind in terms of payment of examination fees and that they were working towards ensuring that the exam money is included in the budget. "Parents will not pay for examination fees and we are discussing with the Treasury and other parties to ensure that we get the correct figure that is efficiently going to be used in a manner that there is no wastage," said CS Ogamba.
He added that the figure for the exams was omitted from the budget but discussions were underway to ensure it was included.
CS Ogamba added: "Last year also, there was no funding for the examination but we were able to get it in the subsequent supplementary budget and this is normal in the sector," he noted.
