The chairperson of Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) Mr.Willy Kuria wants funds given to schools as capitation to be reviewed upwards.
Kuria who spoke to KNA in Murang'a County argued the value of the money they receive for each student annually has gone down as compared to increasing prices of school items.
The chairperson stated that the capitation of Sh. 22, 000 per student per annum was set back in 2017 observing prices of commodities has escalated and many schools have been left grappling with debts.
Kuria who is also the principal of Murang'a High School said apart from paying for daily operations in the schools, the capitation also caters for development expenses including construction and renovation of school infrastructure, payment of salaries for non-teaching staff, and extracurricular activities among others. "The money we usually get hardly caters for expenses and running of the schools.
