The High Court has prolonged the halt on the government’s instruction for parents to pay school fees through the eCitizen platform.
Justice Chacha Mwita, extending the orders, stated that the government wouldn’t be disadvantaged by this decision. The court is set to discuss the matter on April 17 this year.
Meanwhile, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have joined the issue as interested parties.
Milimani Law Courts Judge Chacha Mwita issued the order on Wednesday after Nakuru doctor Magare Gikenyi filed a petition on Tuesday.
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Justice Mwita suspended the directive by Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang until further directions are given on February 13, 2024.
Last week, Judge Chacha Mwita suspended the circular by PS Belio Kipsang pending further directions in the case filed by Dr. Gikenyi.
The judge’s ruling stated, “An interim conservatory order is hereby issued suspending the Circular or letter by the Principal Secretary (Belio R Kipsang), Ministry of Education dated 31st January 2024, requiring parents/guardians and or students to pay fees and or any other levies for all government learning institutions through e-citizen platform or any other digital platform(s) until 13th February 2024, when the court will issue further directions in this petition.”
A memorandum dated January 31, 2024, and signed by PS Kipsang directed school heads to share school bank account details with the office of the State Department’s Director General by February 6, 2024.
This move, according to the PS, was part of the government’s initiative to migrate all government services to the e-Citizen platform to improve service delivery.
Court Extends Suspension Of School Fee Payments Via eCitizen Platform