AEO's role in
theft of cash
MORE details are emerging over the rot at Ngelani Primary School
A new lead regards a cheque from the Kenyan government under the Free Primary Education (FPE) Simba Account (current account).
The government erroneously sent two cheques toNgelani Ranch Primary School , Athi River one of which belonged to Ngelani Primary School
Mr. J. Kavoo the Head teacher of Ngelani Primary (Central) at the time had it difficult to explain to stakeholders of the school that the school had not gotten its share of FPE allocation. The parents could not hear of it and they forced him out of the school via a transfer. In came Mr. Kaloki who vowed to follow the allocation of the school from the government through the Ministry of Education and true to his vow, he traced the cheque and found it at Ngelani Ranch Primary school which had double FPE Allocation that year.It had to write a cheque to Ngelani Primary School.
Mr. Kiilu the Head teacher Ngelani Ranch was instructed byAEO Athi River Kathese Primary School
The Athi River Division Education Officer called Mr. Kithuka to come to his office to sign the cheque. Unfortunately Mr. Kithuka had urgent matters to attend and thus he didn't make it the day he had been summoned to the office.
Mr. Kaloki, was given the cheque by the AEO in the company of a Knut official who is a member of the Branch Executive Committee, who gave Sh. 2,000 to the AEO, who in turn gave them the cell number of Mr. Kithuka, whom they called immediately and all agreed to meet at Kivutini Shopping Centre where the third signature was appended by Mr. Kithuka.
The money never reached the school and it is not clear who cashed the cheque. Sources say an education officer was key to the theft and he has been using his office or cash to stop the CID from getting to the root of the matter. Observers see this as a simple investigation if the CID, the DEO and the DEB want the matter sorted out once and for all.
The cheque has now been traced and found to have been cashed at Family Bank Machakos. It went to the bank via a broker who had paid the cash to officials- soNgelani Primary School
Indeed, this theft is an indication of how FPE funds can be stolen and put to the wrong use. In brief, an Education Officer is key to the riddle of the missing school funds, yet the DEO's office pretends that these facts are not known to them. It shows how impunity is spreading deep in the lives of Kenyans. Observers are asking what action is the Ministry of Education taking to this notorious officer who has been mentioned adversely in running down of government funds?
Worse still, the very same officer was at the Centre of the Katoloni Primary Saga that to date has not been solved despite the fact that there is proof in the form of an audit report that money was misappropriated.
The same officer again this year had rented the Central Tac Hall for Sunday Service to a town church with full connivance with education officials and nothing was done about it.
He was also at the centre of collection of illegal fees that was purported to be intended to restructure a new office for the DEO Mr Abdulkadir Ali, which the ministry halted after The Anchor and the Machakos Residents Association raised objections to the illegal collections. The DEO has already relocated. It has also emerged that the DEO was moving due to dangerous cracks that have emerged on the Masaku County Hall block that has historically housed the DEO
Recently, The Anchor was told, the officer was verbally reprimanded by the DEO for soliciting funds claiming that he had been sent to collect the funds on his bosses' behalf.
He is adversely mentioned in the Masaku Teachers Sacco to have acquired a loan worth 1.5m which he has defaulted its payment.
His name is also featuring inKatani Primary School
Education officials who spoke to our reporter says that the rot in the education sector in Machakos is so intense that what The Anchor reports is just a tip of the iceberg.
So who are the names and faces behind these ridiculous events in Education in Machakos? . Stay Anchored!
theft of cash
Story of how officials stole FPE cash for Ngelani Primary
A new lead regards a cheque from the Kenyan government under the Free Primary Education (FPE) Simba Account (current account).
The government erroneously sent two cheques to
Mr. J. Kavoo the Head teacher of Ngelani Primary (Central) at the time had it difficult to explain to stakeholders of the school that the school had not gotten its share of FPE allocation. The parents could not hear of it and they forced him out of the school via a transfer. In came Mr. Kaloki who vowed to follow the allocation of the school from the government through the Ministry of Education and true to his vow, he traced the cheque and found it at Ngelani Ranch Primary school which had double FPE Allocation that year.It had to write a cheque to Ngelani Primary School.
Mr. Kiilu the Head teacher Ngelani Ranch was instructed by
The Athi River Division Education Officer called Mr. Kithuka to come to his office to sign the cheque. Unfortunately Mr. Kithuka had urgent matters to attend and thus he didn't make it the day he had been summoned to the office.
Mr. Kaloki, was given the cheque by the AEO in the company of a Knut official who is a member of the Branch Executive Committee, who gave Sh. 2,000 to the AEO, who in turn gave them the cell number of Mr. Kithuka, whom they called immediately and all agreed to meet at Kivutini Shopping Centre where the third signature was appended by Mr. Kithuka.
The money never reached the school and it is not clear who cashed the cheque. Sources say an education officer was key to the theft and he has been using his office or cash to stop the CID from getting to the root of the matter. Observers see this as a simple investigation if the CID, the DEO and the DEB want the matter sorted out once and for all.
The cheque has now been traced and found to have been cashed at Family Bank Machakos. It went to the bank via a broker who had paid the cash to officials- so
Indeed, this theft is an indication of how FPE funds can be stolen and put to the wrong use. In brief, an Education Officer is key to the riddle of the missing school funds, yet the DEO's office pretends that these facts are not known to them. It shows how impunity is spreading deep in the lives of Kenyans. Observers are asking what action is the Ministry of Education taking to this notorious officer who has been mentioned adversely in running down of government funds?
Worse still, the very same officer was at the Centre of the Katoloni Primary Saga that to date has not been solved despite the fact that there is proof in the form of an audit report that money was misappropriated.
The same officer again this year had rented the Central Tac Hall for Sunday Service to a town church with full connivance with education officials and nothing was done about it.
He was also at the centre of collection of illegal fees that was purported to be intended to restructure a new office for the DEO Mr Abdulkadir Ali, which the ministry halted after The Anchor and the Machakos Residents Association raised objections to the illegal collections. The DEO has already relocated. It has also emerged that the DEO was moving due to dangerous cracks that have emerged on the Masaku County Hall block that has historically housed the DEO
Recently, The Anchor was told, the officer was verbally reprimanded by the DEO for soliciting funds claiming that he had been sent to collect the funds on his bosses' behalf.
He is adversely mentioned in the Masaku Teachers Sacco to have acquired a loan worth 1.5m which he has defaulted its payment.
His name is also featuring in
Education officials who spoke to our reporter says that the rot in the education sector in Machakos is so intense that what The Anchor reports is just a tip of the iceberg.
So who are the names and faces behind these ridiculous events in Education in Machakos? . Stay Anchored!
