Headed by Fred Matiang'i, the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government has been served a notice till the end of February to ensure that the 100 per cent Form One student admission is realised.
While addressing members of the public in Nakuru County on Tuesday, January 28, President Uhuru Kenyatta promised disciplinary action against officials, cutting across all ranks in the Ministry of Interior, for state officers who will not comply.
The head of state was in Nakuru County where he toured the ongoing construction of a 65-kilometre road in Subukia Constituency and launched the Ksh 5.8 billion Simba Cement factory in Salgaa.
He insisted that it was the duty of every person from the ministry, from the regional commanders to the assistant chiefs to ensure all students within their locality join Form One.
“Let us make sure that every child is in school and I am giving you until the end of February,” President Kenyatta declared.
“It is your duty to ensure that every child is in school. Any student having fees problems should be helped by the government,” he stated.
President Kenyatta made stopovers in Bahati, Maili Kumi, and Kia Maina, all of which he engaged members of the public in national development agendas.
He urged all stakeholders including Members of Parliament to ensure that every child of school-going age was enrolled to an institution. He stated that all legislators should utilise the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in supporting children with school fees challenges.
President Kenyatta turned his attention to parents, reminding them that they would be equally liable if, by the end of February, their children are not in school. He warned that the government would take action against any parent who did not comply with the directive.
“We will take actions against the administrator of that area as well as the parent,” President Kenyatta warned.
Education CS George Magoha has in the recent weeks taken an initiative to tour homes, to ensure the 100 per cent turnover of 2019 KCPE candidates to secondary school.
On January 23, Magoha traced a young girl, Hinnah Anjala, to her home at Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums in Nairobi.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Education, the CS was set to travel with the student to Precious Blood School, Githunguri, where she would have enrolled.
On another instance, January 22, he visited a student at her home in Kayole and escorted her to Machakos Girls High School, where she was enrolled.
As of January 20, Magoha stated that nearly 40 per cent of 2019 KCPE candidates, were yet to enroll in Form One.
"This has to be done like yesterday, I will still move around the rest of this week but the multiplier effect is having everyone getting involved, all arms of government in terms of the police and chiefs, move along and ensure that the process is ongoing,
"There are still over 400,000 (students) sitting out there who have not been admitted, yet the government has said every child must go to school and we will ensure that happens,” Magoha stated then.
1,075,201 students sat the KCPE examinations in 2019 but only slightly over 700,000 students had reported to their respective schools as of the time.
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