The Government has confirmed that K75m tuition free fees (TFF) for term one of the 2017 academic year has already been disbursed to schools.
Minister for Education Nick Kuman confirmed this week that they have collected K55m and K20m last week for TFF.
Kuman said K75m year mark for first half of term one this year has been rolled out to all the schools throughout the country.
He highlighted that no excuse should come from the schools to charge fees.
“We have done well for the government since 2012 with all schools paid 100 percent of TFF.”
He said all 13 441 schools eligible for TFF with 2.2 million students throughout the country have received all the TFF funds since 2012 to 2016.
“Despite the cash flow situation in the country, TFF has been given the number one priority for the country with the 2017 academic year is already in full swing.
“We have made a decision in December 2016 as part of the new policy on how we can structure the TFF into our school system.
“That gave us a lot of re-structure and now we have to make sure that all the money that has been paid to the school has been received,” Kuman said.
Kuman reminded schools not to collect any form of fees as a condition for enrolment.