Following the release of new orders demanding fees payment via eCitizen,the government has listed a list of 5 requirements that all parents or guardians paying school fees must meet.
Based on the new government directive that will now see all schools and higher institutions of learning including Univers eCitizen fees payment, the parents or guardians must possess the following ;
- Have a National Identification card
- Have a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Personal Identification Number (PIN) certificate ( this is crucial for crucial for creating the eCitizen account.
- provide the student’s name
- Provide student admission number
- Have the recipient school’s bank account details.
Upon meeting these requirements, the parents can then check cross the 5,000 government services available online on the eCitizen portal to a specific portal through which the fees must be paid.
Earlier on, the Ministry of Education had shocked the sector with a directive mandating all students attending national high schools to pay school fees through eCitizen, but later after the cabinet meeting headed by president William Ruto has now included the other higher institutions of learning.
Defending the plan, the cabinet has explained that the directive was in line with President William Ruto’s plan to consolidate state payments through a single paybill number which is 222,222.
In addition, this new directive according to the state expected to protect the school fees from corrupt teachers and accountants long accused of creating imbalances on the various learning Institutions balance sheets.
Even as the specific portal for fee payment is yet to be updated on eCitizen, the anticipated parents and guardians must-have requirements trying to foot the bill.
Individuals queue for ecitizen registration services ;image/ courtesy
So far, the ministry has directed the school heads through a circular to provide their school’s bank account name,the account number, the branch, as well as branch code.
Going forward, there will be no school that will be accepting cash , one will be required to pay school fees through eCitizen and must meet the eCitizen requirements for payment of fees.
