The government has been urged to provide funds to enable Grade 10 learners unable to join junior secondary schools due to lack of school fees.

Matungulu MP Stephen Mule said President William Ruto’s directive to schools to accept students without fees and without uniforms was merely a political statement.

Speaking at the Salvation Army Church in Kinyui, Matungulu constituency, on Sunday, Mr Mule said that if the President was serious about 100 percent transition, his government should provide funds for all learners to be admitted to school.

“The President and the Education Cabinet Secretary have told students to go to school without fees and without uniforms, but what will happen to those unable to pay school fees? How will they survive in school? Do not make political statements with the education and future of Kenyan children,” he said.

He said that without a clear plan to fund education, the statements by the President and the Education Cabinet Secretary were merely political.

Mr Mule said it would require only Sh60 billion to make education free in Kenya, adding that if the opposition took power in 2027 such a plan would be possible.

Mr Mule also said the government had admitted to losing Sh11 billion through the Social Health Authority (SHA) scheme, adding that such wastage through corruption could be prevented.

“SHA lost Sh11 billion shillings. That money is enough to ensure free treatment in our hospitals,” he said.

He assured that Kenyans would eventually find out who stole money from SHA.

Mr Mule warned the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) that Kenyans would not accept transmission of election results through a flawed system.

He said the opposition team had visited the IEBC and given clear instructions on what needed to be done, and that they were waiting to see if the commission would comply.