Govt Directs Parents To Pay School Fees Via eCitizen
The new form of payment, which is in line with the government's directive to consolidate all platforms through pay bill number 222222, will begin to take effect on Tuesday, February 6.
Marvin Chege 
Kenyan parents and guardians whose learners are in national schools will be making payments through the eCitizen platform as directed by the Ministry of Education.
In a letter addressed to all principals dated January 31, 2024, the new form of payment, which is in line with the government's directive to consolidate all platforms through pay bill number 222222, will begin to take effect on Tuesday, February 6.
"The directorate of e-Citizen in partnership with the Information Communication Technology Authority (ICTA), Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy and the National Treasury have been coordinating the onboarding of all government services onto the E-citizen platform to enhance service delivery.
A screenshot of the e-Citizen platform. /FILE
"As part of compliance with the requirements, it is directed that parents/guardians make fee payments for their learners in your institutions through this platform," the letter by Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang
The school heads were therefore asked to provide the respective particulars of their schools to be aligned with the government system.
Expected from the principals include the institutions' bank details such as account name, bank, account number, bank code, and branch code, as captured in the below format:
ACCOUNT NAME:
BANK:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
BANK CODE:
BRANCH CODE:
"Please ensure that the aforementioned information is submitted to the office of the Director General, State Department for Basic Education no later than February 6th, 2024 on email [email protected] and copy to: [email protected]," added the statement
The directive is aimed at increasing the number of new users who sign up for eCitizen in addition to the existing 11 million who utilise the service daily.
The shift is in line with President William Ruto's directive that all other paybills be shut down and payments for government services be channelled through a consolidated paybill for easier accountability and efficient revenue collection.
Since the Presidential directive took effect, over 14,000 government services are currently accessible and payable on eCitizen, and daily revenue collection has risen to an average of Ksh300 million per day in November.
