Ruto New orders to All Universities to Pay School Fees Via eCitizen

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The president of the republic of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto has now ordered for all schools and universities to pay fees via eCitizen.

This comes following  president’s cabinet has approval of the digitisation of the entire education system in the country, which is a move  aimed at streamlining services.

During  a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, it was observed that the process of digitisation programme is expected  to eliminate various issues challenging  the education sector which include running of parallel school accounts and overcharging of fees on parents.

On the other hand, President  Ruto’s Cabinet has  explained that digitisation agenda would  eliminate enrollment of ghost students in schools.

The president approved this move saying that keeping with the Administration’s digital transformation agenda,in the  entire education system shows spanning from basic education to tertiary and university levels.

Following the above approval, Ezekiel Machogu , the education cabinet secretary is expected to release guidelines on how the digitisation plan will be implemented.

When the program  was earlier launched , it was only national schools were targeted by the eCitizen plan.

The minimum had directed in a notice released by education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang that parents would start making payments through the eCitizen platform.

Unfortunately , the ministry  directive was challenged in court with the High Court in Nairobi which had  temporarily halted the payment process.

In a case ongoing court case,the high Court  Justice Chacha Mwita issued an extension of  orders halting the plan until April 17th, 2024 when it will be heard and determined.

Kenyatta University main entrance along Thika Road

Kenyatta University main entrance along Thika Road.;image/file

The directive  from the ministry also many parents lament over the digitisation plan saying they given that some of them often substitute fees with delivery of items such as maize , firewood among others will be disadvantaged.

Equally the teachers also questioned how schools would get access to the money given the process,since it will be enforced by E-citizen plan.

Kenyans are now waiting to see the response from the universities to pay fees via eCitizen.

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