{"id":13120,"date":"2024-02-14T13:54:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=13120"},"modified":"2024-02-14T13:59:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:59:15","slug":"cabinet-orders-the-ministry-of-education-to-digitise-the-entire-education-sector-within-30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=13120","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet orders the Ministry of Education to digitise the entire  Education sector within 30 days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cabinet-og_image-1024x584.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cabinet-og_image-1024x584.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cabinet-og_image-980x559.webp 980w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cabinet-og_image-480x274.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a meeting chaired by President William Ruto at State House on Wednesday morning, the Cabinet observed that the capitation funds that government sends to schools must only go to &#8220;real children.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was noted that digitisation in the education sector is being sabotaged, and cited the 10,000 national examination candidates government paid for but never turned up for the exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cabinet also resolved that digitisation of services must be extended to technical and vocational education institutions and universities, including at the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The orders come as the High Court  on Tue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.digital\/news\/high-court-extends-orders-suspending-payment-of-school-fees-through-ecitizen-platform-n336611?preview=true&amp;user_id=749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extended orders blocking the government directive<\/a> for parents to pay school fees for their children through the eCitizen platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While extending the orders, Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that the government would not be prejudiced by the orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court will hear the matter on the 17th of April this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a meeting chaired by President William Ruto at State House on Wednesday morning, the Cabinet observed that the capitation funds that government sends to schools must only go to &#8220;real children.&#8221; 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