The High Court has extended orders suspending the Ministry of Education directive ordering parents to pay school fees via eCitizen.
While delivering the ruling, Justice Chacha Mwita on Tuesday February 13, stated that the government would not be affected in any way whatsoever by the suspension pending the determination of the case.
Justice Chacha directed the case to proceed for mentioning on April 17, 2024, offering relief to parents ahead of half-term breaks and the commencement of the second term.
Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) joined the case as interested parties which was slated to be heard today prior to the postponement.
The directive had attracted mixed reactions from different sector players.
The Opposition argued that the directive would be detrimental as it would affect parents paying school fees using farm produce and through other means.
However the Kenya Kwanza side indicated that the new move would streamline the sector and bar school heads from imposing extra levies to parents.
President William Ruto on the other hand, defended the move, stating that the directive aligns with the government’s initiative to streamline payment processes under its one pay bill number 222222.
“Payment of school fees through eCitizen won’t be stopped since it helps to eliminate the payment of extra levies by some schools. We have reduced 3,000 government paybills to one. Some people have been operating personal pay bills and collecting government money. That will stop,” he stated while meeting the Kenyan diaspora in Tokyo, Japan.
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