The Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (Kessha) says the government is taking almost half of the Sh22,244 allocated for each student, leaving schools heavily indebted, causing them to soon increase the current fees which they say are unrealistic.
The principals say they are unable to run the schools efficiently when more than half of the Government capitation is not available for use.
They have therefore tabled a proposal.
According to the proposal, the government is retaining Sh4,196 for textbooks, Sh200 for a science and mathematics improvement programme, Sh270 for activity, Sh900 for medical insurance and Sh6,000 for infrastructure. This leaves the schools with only about Sh10,600 out of the Sh22,244.
Moreover, the 100 per cent primary-to-secondary transition policy has created the need for more school staff such as nurses, security men and cleaners.
If all the recoveries are done in 2019 and Sh6000 tied to infrastructure, schools will only be left with Sh10,000 for other operations.
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) Tuesday weighed in, asking the government to allocate more resources to schools.