Day secondary school students in Kiharu Constituency will benefit from major relief on school fees after area MP Ndindi Nyoro announced that parents will pay only Sh500 per term this year.
Nyoro made the announcement during the launch of the latest phase of the Masomo Bora education programme, which supports Grade 10 learners as well as Form Three and Form Four students. The programme is expected to benefit more than 12,000 learners across the constituency.
Under the initiative, students will continue to receive meals throughout the school week, including a special chapati meal on the last Friday of every month. The feeding programme aims to improve attendance and academic performance.
Schools will also receive academic support through Sh10 million allocated from the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). The money will be used to buy revision books and other learning materials.
To support sports and co-curricular activities, each school will receive Sh50,000 to ensure students can participate without putting extra financial pressure on parents.
In addition, Sh50 million has been set aside to improve school infrastructure, with a focus on building and equipping laboratories and libraries.
Teachers and school heads will benefit from performance-based incentives. The best-performing subject teachers will earn a one-week educational trip to Mombasa, while principals from the best-performing and most improved schools in each ward will receive a trip to Dubai. Those who have previously visited Dubai will be offered alternative destinations, including Malaysia.
Nyoro also introduced stricter controls on extra levies, limiting remedial charges to Sh1,000 per term. He added that students from outside the constituency who live with relatives in Kiharu will be allowed to enrol in local day schools.
The MP said the programme shows that free education is achievable if resources are properly prioritised. He urged the national government to strengthen efforts to ensure equal access to education across the country.
Nyoro further proposed the creation of a consolidated education fund by reallocating Sh10 billion each from the NG-CDF, county governments, and the national budget. He said the Sh30 billion fund could fully support free basic education and a national school feeding programme.
“There will be no other charges in our day schools. We implement the programme because we know the country is capable of providing free education,”he noted.
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