Final School Fees Guidelines for Pre- Primary, Primary Junior and Senior Schools by the Presidential Working Committee on Education

Adopt and implement revised capitation to all levels of basic school institutions to reflect the actual cost of education as shown in Tables 6 and 5.7 respectively.

Item/Description	Pre- Primary	Primary	Junior School	Senior School
Tuition
Textbooks and Teacher Guidebooks	374	672	1,672	1,800
Exercise Books and Stationery	270	486	1,700	2,000
Curriculum Support Materials	251	500	1,024	1,500
ICT Materials	130	100	330	800
School-based Capacity Development for Teachers and Management	100	50	100	444
Laboratory			1,000	1,300
Sub-Total	1,125	1,808	5,826	7,844
Operational Expenses
Repairs, Maintenance and Improvement (RMI)		111	1,250	2,500
Local transport and travel		67	116	516
Electricity, water, conservancy (EWC) and internet		100	600	600
Activity and co-curricular activities		100	800	1,500
Telephone/box rental, postage		52	147	147
Environment maintenance costs			184	200
Dignity Kitty (Sanitary Towels for girls from 13 years old)			270	270
Non-Teaching Staff Wages			1,850	2,250
Medical Insurance				2,000
Sanatorium				500
SMASSE				200
Sub-Total	45	430	5,217	10,683
Infrastructure Development for the Initial 5 Years			4,000	4,000
Capitation per learner	1,170	2,238	15,043	22,527
Special Needs (additional capitation Pre- Primary 604, Primary 3,624, JS 10,000 and SS 35,000)	1,774	5,862	25,043	57,527

Table 5.6: Recommended Capitation for Basic Education (Ksh)

MoE to develop guideline to regulate and liberalise the question of school uniform in basic education
MoE to strengthen the school Audit unit to enable it to support BOMs with internal audit functions and capacity-built school managers, and auditor general to undertake external
MoE to recruit accountants/accounts clerks in basic learning institutions to enhance management and accountability of funds.
MoE to develop a framework to facilitate engagements with development partners.
MoE to partner with NG-CDF on infrastructure development in schools.
Adopt a Minimum Essential Package (MEP) to schools of Ksh. 70,200 for Pre- Primary; Ksh. 537,120 for Primary education, Ksh. 2,030,805 for Junior School, 3,041,145 for Senior School as shown in Table 5.7. Appropriate top-up will apply for schools with Special Needs Education.

Table 5.7: Minimum Essential Package (Ksh) Per Year for Basic Education

MoE to reform the disbursement procedure of infrastructure funds by involving County Education Boards which shall be responsible for the identification of schools to benefit from infrastructural funds using objective criteria.
MoE, in collaboration with the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development to adopt alternative building technology for schools.
MoE to develop a framework for resource sharing, especially the infrastructure and other resources at all levels of learning.