By Andanje Wakhungu
A school in Malava constituency, Teresia Primary, has not received capitation funds from the Ministry of Education for the past two terms, despite submitting several requests through the sub-county office. Although the school’s records at the Ministry headquarters are reportedly complete and approved, there has been no official explanation for the delay.
While inaugurating a new administration block at the school, Malava MP Malulu Injendi pledged to personally intervene in the matter. He assured the school’s head teacher, Lilian Inganga, that he would take the issue to the national office. Injendi instructed the school to forward its NEMIS statistics to the sub-county education office, which would then escalate the case to the ministry.
“I know this issue has been ongoing, even leading to your predecessor’s premature departure after realizing there were no capitation funds. But I am committed to resolving this with you,” the MP said.
The school management confirmed that many programs have stalled due to the lack of funds, forcing the institution to rely on well-wishers, and negatively affecting enrollment. “Our most affected account is the operational one, which covers paying workers and the daily running of school programs. Despite complying with directives from the sub-county director of education and receiving confirmation from the Ministry that our NEMIS register is in order, the funds have not been disbursed,” the school’s administration reported.
The school also highlighted the need for a laboratory, equipment, and additional language teachers to handle junior secondary school (JSS) students as the competency-based curriculum (CBC) is implemented.
MP Injendi advised the new head teacher to ensure the school’s documentation is accurate and in line with ministry requirements, promising to assist in securing the capitation funds. He added that establishing a secondary school in the area would be premature given that the primary section is still struggling with basic stability.
