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The New Year’s first school term begins on Monday. And just like in the past, some parents, school administrators and the government will be caught flatfooted. This, despite the long December school holiday that provided ample time to prepare.
Ideally, the government ought to have dispatched Free Primary Education (FPE) and Free Secondary Education (FPE) capitation funds to all schools by close of business today. In the past, schools started new terms without the cash, creating friction between headteachers and suppliers. The Treasury is currently piling on the pressure on counties and State agencies to pay suppliers on time. In the same spirit, it must lead by example by disbursing FPE and FSE cash by the first school bell ring on Monday morning.
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