Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) provide details on the funds allocated by the Ministry o…

Question

The Member for Emuhaya (Hon. Omboko Milemba, CBS, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education: - Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) provide details on the funds allocated by the Ministry of Education to public primary and secondary schools for co-curricular activities specifically for participation in the National Ball Games and the Kenya Music Festival? (ii) state how much money is retained by the Ministry from the Capitation Funds allocated for ‘students or co-curricular activities, and explain why schools are fundraising for these co-curricular activities yet they are to receive capitation? (iii) outline the facilitation provided by the Ministry to learners and teachers participating in regional and national competitions such as Kenya Music Festival? (iv) explain why sub-county education officials require headteachers or principals of schools to remit part of the capitation funds to their offices, which are then channelled to the Ministry of Education for co- curricular activities, even though the funds are intended to directly facilitate student’s participation in such activities?