Busia leaders have issued a stern warning to school heads who are defiant to the directive issued by the Ministry of Education regarding issuance of academic certificates to students without any hindrances.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba ordered all public and private schools withholding Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificates to release them to former students regardless of outstanding fees.

In light of the directive, Matayos MP Geofrey Odanga, who spoke at St.

Teresa's Girls Primary School in Busia Town during the commissioning of a Grade Nine classroom, cautioned School Principals in his constituency against withholding the certificates.