It is not prudent to spend 10 million as allowances to monitor desks distributions to schools
It is not prudent to spend 10 million as allowances to monitor desks distributions to schools
It was a shock that Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha admitted that his staff used 10 million in 2020 to pay daily subsistence allowance to staff from the headquarter to monitor the distribution of desks to schools.How much were the desks worth? School are grappling with low funding leading to principals to reduce food ration in schools.Some schools have done away with BOM staff as a result of low Funding.Many school children did not have school fee for the whole year and had to be assisted by well-wishers while 10m was spent on monitoring.Thia is kenya.This is unacceptable! There are education officials in all 47 Counties in Kenya.Therefore for the staff to come from headquarters to monitor the distribution of desks to schools is duplicating the tasks.Let those who engaged in monitoring the desks refund the money as they receive salaries every month.Auditor general has termed the expenses as unnecessary expenditure on staff allowances.Although Prof Magoha performs and his work operandi is different, the use of 10 million is an illegality.There are no sacred cows.The
education officials should refund the money.Work would have been done by education officials in all the 47 Counties at a "minimal or no cost"at all.Let the money be returned so that Kenyan children can enjoy their education without a hitch and achieve vision 2030.
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Veronica onjoro
Mombasa
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