KUPPET URGES NATIONAL TREASURY TO RELEASE SCHOOL FUNDS AMID FINANCIAL STRAIN

Officials from the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have urged the National Treasury to urgently release capitation funds to schools, warning that without this, institutions may be forced to close during midterm.

Speaking in Eldoret, KUPPET chairman Omboko Milemba highlighted that schools are struggling financially as students prepare for national exams. He pointed out that the previous term saw early school closures due to similar delays in fund disbursement and emphasized that the government has a duty to ensure schools are adequately supported.

“Schools have been opened, but remember that last term, the schools were closed earlier because we did not have capitation. Now, one week after opening, we still don’t have the funds. This is the shortest term, which is usually very busy because of examinations, strikes, etc. So we don’t want capitation as an excuse, and that is why we are asking CS Mbadi to send the capitation on time, as early as Monday next week,” Milemba said.

Regarding teachers’ health insurance, the union officials issued a 21-day ultimatum to the government to take action against those involved in the alleged misappropriation of SHA funds. If no action is taken, KUPPET threatened to stop teachers from contributing to the scheme.