Good morning,
Today, Tuesday, February 6, is the last day by which all national school principals are supposed to share their institution’s bank account details with the State Department’s Director General office after the government directed parents to pay fees for their children through the online platform, eCitizen.
According to Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, this move is meant to enhance accountability and transparency. The ministry further directed school heads to quit charging extra levies to parents outside authorized fees.
However, the plan has been met with resistance from a section of parents and the opposition.
On Monday, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, during a rally in Kajiado County, said the change was an unnecessary burden to parents and students.
“When you ask parents to pay school fees through e-Citizen, how will a parent living in a rural set-up manage to do so?” he asked.
Do you think the new payment system will streamline fee payments and enhance accountability? Or is it an unnecessary burden to parents and students?
Meanwhile, here are the stories making headlines on Opera News today:
PS Reveals How Ruto Will Bypass Court Over Haiti Deployment
President William Ruto of Kenya is pressing forward with plans to deploy Kenya Police officers to Haiti, defying a recent court order.
The decision has sparked debates on the constitutional powers of the National Security Council and the National Police Service (NPS).
Anxiety as CJ Koome Vows to Challenge High Court’s Powers on Petitions
Legal showdown now looms following the latest move taken by Chief Justice Martha Koome in line with a petition that was filed challenging the supreme court’s ban on senior counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi.
As relayed by a report covered in Tuesday’s Nation publication, Apex Court’s judges led by CJ Koome have now vowed to challenge the high court’s power to determine petitions.
Missing Policewoman Found Dead, Decomposing in Her House
Residents of Tumaini area, Matisi Ward, are reeling from shock following the discovery of the body of a missing prison warder.
Identified as Linda Machuma, the prison officer last talked to her neighbours at least three days ago, informing them that she was preparing for inter-prison games.