Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, on Monday, December 17, listed the ten schools that received the highest number of applications beyond their capacity.
While releasing the placement results at Lenana School, the CS highlighted top schools such as Kabianga High School, Kapsabet High School, Nanyuki High School, and Alliance Girls School, among others.
He also clarified that the placements were done according to the students' choices and other criteria.
"Some students were placed in schools of equivalent standing outside their counties. This includes those from counties with inadequate capacity," CS Machogu commented.
Among the Top 10 Schools are:
- Kabianga High school.
- Nanyuki High School.
- Pangani Girls High School.
- Kapsabet Boys High School.
- Alliance Girls.
- Maseno School.
- Nakuru High School.
- Butere Girls High School.
- Mangu Boys High School.
- Alliance High School.
The ministry further placed candidates who secured more than 400 marks in national and extra-county schools of choice.
In his speech, Machogu urged parents and guardians of the 2023 candidates to avoid middlemen and download placement letters directly.
He further warned principals against hiking school fees without the approval of his Ministry.
With this, he clarified that the County Education Board is also not authorised to approve school fees and impose levies beyond the amount stipulated by the national government.
"The Constitution obligates the government to provide free and compulsory education, saying additional levies deny children of poor parents access to education," Machogu stated.
Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang, who accompanied the CS, further urged the National Treasury to expedite first-term capitation payments for schools ahead of schools reopening in January 2024.
