MPs question former Homa Bay High principal over Sh184m debt
The Former school principal attributed the financial strain partly to a shortfall between the amount schools are required to budget for and the actual capitation received from the government.
A former principal of Homa Bay High School faced intense questioning from MPs over the institution's Sh184 million debt and unaccounted imprest. Vincent Omondi Mayienga was transferred to Sirembe Mixed Day Secondary School in Siaya County in May and appeared before the National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education.
The committee, chaired by Luanda MP Dick Maungu, scrutinized how the school accumulated massive debts and unaccounted imprest. Mayienga attributed the financial strain to a shortfall between required budgets and actual government capitation, as well as unpaid school fees. However, Maungu criticized Mayienga for spending what the school budgeted rather than what it had, suggesting the school was technically insolvent.
The committee also raised concerns about the school's management of imprest, which remained outstanding even after attempts to account for it. MPs demanded accountability for financial mismanagement and urged the committee to ensure such incompetence did not continue.
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