Any teacher imposing levies on junior secondary school pupils will be forced to refund the money and face disciplinary action.
This is according to Uasin Gishu County Director of Education Harrison Muriuki.
Muriuki said the government had directed that pupils joining Grade 7 are not supposed to pay a single coin before admission.
He asked any parent who might have been asked to pay any amount of money to provide names of such schools for action to be taken.
“Principals charging parents will be forced to refund the money and risk further action being taken against them for flouting the government policy,” Muriuki cautioned.
“No parent should be asked to take desks to school for their child to be admitted, the school's board of management or headteachers currently acting as junior secondary school principals should not impose any levies on parents."
Muriuki was speaking during a consultative public baraza convened by county commissioner Dr Edison Nyale in Mois Bridge, Soy subcounty on Thursday.
He, however, regretted that 1190 pupils who were expected to join junior secondary have not reported to school while 2130 students expected to transition to Form One are still at home.
Uasin Gishu is set to receive Sh315 million as capitation for 21,000 junior secondary school pupils, as the government allocates Sh15,000 for every JSS pupil.
According to Muriuki, 491 public primary schools and 181 private schools were approved to offer junior secondary education in Uasin Gishu.
Muriuki urged chiefs, assistants, village elders and nyumba kumi officials to help in realising the government's 100 per cent transition policy for primary and secondary school learners.
“We shall not entertain any excuses from parents keeping school-going children at home," he said.
