Elimisha Mwanachi Initiative has filed a petition seeking the Court to compel the Ministry of Education to release capitation to schools.
The lobby group has moved the Constitutional and Human Rights Division Court seeking intervention claiming that the Ministry of Education as well as the Treasury are infringing on students right to access education by delaying disbursement of funds to schools.
The lobby group Executive Director Daniel Ndung'u Wangenye pleads with the Court to compel the government to release capitation to enable the smooth running of schools and attainment of the Right to Free and Compulsory Basic Education.
"The delayed release of capitation funds has occasioned a financial crisis in schools, thereby jeopardizing the delivery of curriculum in our learning institutions," Wangenye said.
The petition noted that according to the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association report dated October 31, 2023, the Ministry of Education had accumulated debt of Sh54 billion by the end of 2023 and the amount continues to accumulate to date.