- The government has directed principals of national schools to submit their account details to the e-Citizen platform by February 6.
- To ensure accountability in the system, parents and guardians must make payments via the platform.
- The directive ensures that all government services are mounted on one platform, as directed by President William Ruto.
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Government orders national school principals to submit school account details by February 6, 2024 as part of plans to bring all government services to e-citizenship platform as promised by President William Ruto Ta.
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According to a memo dated January 31, the initiative aims to ensure that parents pay their learners' fees through the platform to ensure accountability in the education system.
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“The e-Citizen Directorate, in collaboration with the Information and Communications Technology Agency (ICTA), the Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy, and the National Treasury, is coordinating the implementation of all government services on e-Citizen. Strengthening service delivery Citizen platform for.
As part of complying with the requirements, parents are directed to pay fees to learners of educational institutions through this platform,” reads part of the circular.
How to submit account details
Principal Secretary for Basic Education Berio Kipsang said details would be submitted to the Office of the Director-General of State for Basic Education (dg@education.go.ke) and a copy to sa.basic@education.go.ke.
Ahead of its launch, the government has directed principals to share details starting with account name, bank, account number, bank code and branch code.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
