EACC reveals schools leading in bribes for form 1 admission
Some schools have been associated with taking of bribes from parents whenever there is admission of form one students. This behaviour has never been reported to the authorities in the past.
This year however, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission of Kenya (EACC) has urged parents to report any high school principals soliciting money for admission letters in schools.
The spokesperson for EACC, Eric Ngumbi, has revealed that the commission has received complaints from some parents over corrupt principals at some prestigious schools to get admisison.
The spokesperson revealed that the commission have received reports of principals demanding bribes ranging from ten thousand to one hundred and fifty thousand shillings for admission vacancies depending on the school’s reputation and the level of greed exhibited by the school principal. He further revealed that girls school’s are leading such cases.
Ngumbi condemned the actions, describing them as unethical and unjust, especially for parents who are already pressed hard by the financial burden of their children’s education.
EACC reveals schools leading in bribes for form 1 admission
He further emphasised that as a commission they are urging parents to promptly report to the commission any principal or individual soliciting or taking bribes to facilitate the issuance of Form One admission letters.
Last month, the Ministry of Education released the 2024 Form One placement results, accommodating one and a half million students in secondary schools.
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu announced that all the students who had sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) had secured Form One placements.
The placements are for 42,927 students in National Schools, 2,225 in Special Needs Education institutions, 274,746 in Extra County schools, 288,201 in County schools, and 792,230 in Sub-county schools.
Form one admission is scheduled to commence on fifteenth of this month.
EACC reveals schools leading in bribes for form 1 admission
