UK to Channel Sh2.3 Billion FPE Funds for Kenya Through NGO’s
Free primary education
Nairobi,Kenya 16 March,2010 … The British Government has terminated the funding of Kenya’s free Primary education (FPE) through the government and will, instead, channel its New Year budget of Sh2.3 billion through non-governmental agencies starting next month. British ambassador to Kenya Rob Macaire announced the decision following Kenyan Government’s laxity to act on the corruption reported at the ministry of Education.According to the UK aid agency reprimanded the government for its plan to refund the total estimated Sh230 million. loss meant for FPE which could not be accounted by Ministry of education of which the government plans to return through its Supplementary Budget would hurt the Kenyan tax payer.
Mr Macaire, further added that his government does not plan to completely withdraw from supporting the Kenyan children whose future depends on good education. “To pull out of education completely, as some have suggested we do, would only harm Kenyan school children. So we will continue to support education in other ways until we can resume funding through the government,” he added. UK is among the donors who fund FPE in Kenya,through Department for International Development (DfID), UK announced support of £55 million (Sh7 billion) over five years (2005 – 2010) to KESSP. This included Sh5.8 billion direct to KESSP and Sh582 million for technical assistance managed by DFID. An additional grant of Sh582 million was agreed in 2009 to specifically target improving water/sanitation facilities for the poorest schools. No funding has been disbursed since the Kenyan Government announced discovery of fraud in September 2009
Donors had spelt out criterias to the government before resumption of funding included a complete audit report to pooling partners satisfactorily addressing all of the issues raised in the fiduciary review of October 9 last year with all supporting documentation of which the government has not presented to date. The American government was first to suspend its funding of free primary education last year which resulted to suspension of permanent secretary of ministry of education among other senior official in the ministry.
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British funds account for less than 2% of the funds required for free primary eduction.The Kenyan government has arraigned those accused of fraud in court .What the British government doesnt realize is that due process is a requirement even in a corruption investigation.The Kenyan government can only act within the confines of Kenyan law, allowing due process for those accused. The FPE program will continue to offer free education with or without the British funds .Funding programs in Kenya should not be seen as a valid reason to undermine Kenyan law. Kenya can educate its children without foreign Help.The FPE is a kenyan program run by Kenyans
I think that when the Government of Kenya fails to fight corruption in the ministry of education this will lead to the drop-outs of many needy, orpan, vulnarable and helpless children due to lack of free primary education of this children canot aford to meet the basics needs or necesities of education like stationaries, uniforms and food.
i think its a brilliant idea for British Government to use NGOs to give this grands and i would like to say that the grands should be given to the NGOs that are working in the most remote areas of Kenya.