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Homa Bay County Education Chief Officer Eunice Owino, Education CS Fred Matiang’i and County Executive for Education Naphtali Mattah at Homa Bay Primary School, yesterday. [Photo:JAMES OMORO/STANDARD]
The Government has prohibited use of M-Pesa in paying school fees. Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i banned parents from making any fees payments via the mobile money transfer.
He said this is aimed at combating corruption in schools, for instance, in cases where parents pay huge sums of money, but is not receipted.
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