Secondary school heads have decried the delayed disbursement of government capitation, saying the funding gaps have disrupted daily operations and compromised the quality of education across the country.
Speaking to the press at a Murang'a hotel on Monday, Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) Secretary General Abdinoor Haji said the persistent delays in disbursing capitation funds have crippled school operations.
He noted that the funding gaps have negatively affected student performance, as evidenced by a steady rise in the number of grade E results in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) over the past three years. "Day schools are the most affected because they depend solely on government capitation.
The funding shortfall limits their ability to offer quality education," Haji noted.
