Government Announces Fee Service Exemption for E-Citizen School Fees Payment
Immigration and Citizen Services PS Julius Bitok has defended the e-citizen fee payment platform, stating that individuals who pay fees through the platform will be immune from service fees.
“Parents will not pay the Sh50 service fee; all other government services have to pay the service fee, but for payment of fees, they will not pay the service fee,” he said.
The PS emphasized the government’s commitment to leveraging technology to increase efficiency, assuring the committee that the platform was meant to provide real-time transfers of cash to school accounts, reducing delays caused by Treasury disbursement processes.
“This money does not remain in the Treasury or the e-citizen account. We have a system called T-Plus that permits it to go through Treasury but is automatically deposited into the school account,” he explained.
Bitok contended that the action would increase visibility and transparency in schools. “The Kenya Kwanza administration is committed to leveraging technology, and it is through this that we mounted the plan.”
The PS was also requested to explain how the approach will accommodate parents who pay fees for commodities.
Rebecca Tonkei, the Narok Woman Representative, also questioned how the government would conduct a valuation for such parents and how the payment would be confirmed on the platform for receipt issues.
The PS announced that they had put off plans to involve school administrators until the resolution of a case contesting the directive.
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The court halted the directive, which was set to begin in January with a pilot phase in national schools.
Government Announces Fee Service Exemption for E-Citizen School Fees Payment
