Most schools in Nakuru County are yet to receive government funding for the second term making it hard for them to continue operating.
School heads in the county have now expressed concerns that their schools will be plunged into a financial crisis because the Ministry of Education is yet to release funds.
Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (Kessha) Nakuru North chair Zachary Thiong’o said learning cannot to go on smoothly without adequate funds.
Speaking on Saturday during a National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) stakeholders meeting in Nakuru, Thiong’o questioned how the ministry expects institutions to operate without the normal funding.
“We have provided the required information, however, the ministry has failed to release funds. Most schools are stuck with glaring staffing gaps and inadequate infrastructure and it is affecting the performance of learners,” he said as quoted by mediamax network.
Thiong’o further said various schools in the county lack adequate infrastructure as school heads are now forced to depend on MPs for NG-CDF funds to put up more classes as various institutions are overstretched by an influx of students.
He revealed that no classroom has less than 60 students as the government push to have every primary school pupil transition to secondary school.
“The push to have all pupils in primary transit to secondary school without provision of the enabling environment has been a challenge to most principals within the region. Many public schools in the county have hired private teachers to address the staff shortage which has turned out to be a challenge for schools with limited funds,” Thiong’o noted.