MP NDINDI NYORO THREATENS TO LEAD PARENTS’ PROTESTS OVER SCHOOL CAPITATION MESS

Kiharu Constituency Member Of Parliament, Ndindi Nyoro, Has Issued A Stern Warning That He Could Rally Parents Countrywide To Stage Demonstrations If The Government Continues To Provide Insufficient And Opaque Funding For Secondary Schools Through Capitation Grants.

The Legislator Criticized The Authorities For Failing To Transparently State The Exact Amount Each Student Is Supposed To Get, Cautioning That This Could Push School Heads To Demand Extra Payments From Parents To Bridge The Gaps.

He Expressed Doubts About The Recent Allocation Of Ksh.26 Billion To Day Secondary Schools, Noting The Absence Of A Detailed Explanation On Its Use.

Nyoro Questioned If These Funds Were Primarily Meant To Clear An Alleged Ksh.22.5 Billion Backlog In Unpaid Capitation From The Previous Year.

“By The Time We Are Going To The Mid-Term, We Expect The Government To Have Sent Real Money For This Term. Failure To Which, We Are Going To Mobilise All Kenyan Parents To Demand What Is Their Right, Because They Pay Taxes And Cannot Continue To Observe Silently,” He Said.

Recent Data Shows That In Term One Of 2025, Schools Anticipated Ksh.11,122 Per Student But Actually Got Ksh.8,818, Leaving An Unpaid Balance Of Ksh.2,304 Per Learner.

For Term Two, The Target Was Ksh.6,673 Per Learner, Yet Only Ksh.3,471 Arrived, Creating A Deficit Of Ksh.3,202.

In Term Three Of 2025, Ksh.4,449 Was Expected Per Student, But Disbursements Reached Just Ksh.3,095, Resulting In A Remaining Shortfall Of Ksh.1,354.

Nyoro Cautioned That Should This Pattern Persist Into 2026, School Principals Might Have No Choice But To Turn To Parents For The Missing Amounts — A Step He Warned Would Effectively Deny Education To Children From Low-Income Families By Making Schooling Unaffordable For The Most Vulnerable.