How CBC Classroom Cartels Planned To Steal Sh2 Billion
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has directed that classrooms and laboratories be completed before President Uhuru Kenyatta leaves office.
The CS stated at Butere Girls’ High School that the project to relieve pressure on school infrastructure in line with the 100% primary to secondary transition is facing delays.
“It was painful for politics to drag such a noble project but I thank President Kenyatta for standing firm and ensuring it is back on track,” he said.
Prof Magoha claimed that cartels were targeting the Sh8 billion infrastructure project aimed at secondary schools in 110 sub-counties.
“Cartels were planning to steal Sh2 billion. They wanted us to build classrooms in schools that had enough classrooms so that when the State allocates funds, they are syphoned but we stopped them,” he said yesterday.
The project aims to benefit 600,000 upper primary students and 600,000 secondary students.
“We found out that schools with nine classrooms had been awarded extra nine classrooms. We opted to give the classrooms to deserving schools,” he said.
According to the CS, some contractors overstated the cost of materials. Meanwhile, Magoha directed ministry officials to conduct a clean-up operation following reports of students failing to enroll in secondary schools.
Magoha urged contractors tasked with constructing CBC classrooms to do so with integrity and to avoid getting involved in corrupt deals.
He noted with concern a number of schools that have supplier classes and are getting funded to construct more.
He further added that such currencies hinder government plans to ensure the small transition of the competence-based curriculum.
At the same time, he urged local administrators to up their games in mopping up learners who were yet to report for form one admission.
How CBC Classroom Cartels Planned To Steal Sh2 Billion
