Nandi East Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Leonard Mgute has called on parents and guardians to ensure they obtain their children’s birth certificates on time to enable school-going children to be captured in the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS).
The administrator noted that several schools are receiving inadequate capitation than the school population as a result of several pupils who are not yet to be captured in the NEMIS.
Mgute said that inadequate capitation poses a great challenge to the school management running the school as required and interferes with the school’s performance.
“Most of our schools are receiving inadequate capitation from the government because the record captured in the NEMIS is not the same as the entire school population. This is as a result of pupils who have not been registered in the system due to lack of birth certificates,” explained Mgute.
Mgute who was speaking to KNA at his office also lauded his area chiefs and sub-chiefs for the great role they have played in ensuring 100 percent transition of last year’s class eight candidates to secondary schools or other learning institutions.
” I want to commend my area chiefs and sub-chiefs for their double efforts. As of today the record at the sub-County education department indicates that we are at 101 percent transition. This is as a result of some students from other sub Counties enrolling in our sub County,” pointed out the administrator urging his NGAO team to continue with the same spirit as a way to ensure the young generation acquires education.
Nandi East sub-County civil registrar Johana Ruto said that it is more convenient for parents to obtain birth certificates early rather than waiting until it is required for registration.
The registrar noted that a birth certificate is an important document for every person and it comes to play in several applications and registrations therefore should be obtained early enough to avoid last last-minute rush.
He regretted that although it is recommended that parents follow up on their children’s birth certificates immediately after birth or after six months most people don’t take it seriously.
“Parents should follow up on birth certificates to enable them to have a smooth sailing where this document is required. All children born in Kenya should be registered immediately or within six months,” advised the County Civil registrar.
Ruto however noted that at the moment the civil registration office is experiencing a shortage of birth certificates and therefore they are issuing only birth certificate numbers which can be as well used to register students in the NEMIS.
“I want to call upon parents to continue applying for birth certificates for their kids on time. Currently, our office is experiencing a shortage of birth certificates but we are issuing registration numbers. Once they are availed we will be issuing to those who have already registered first,” said Ruto adding that the sub County civil registration office which serves two sub Counties, that is Nandi East and Nandi South is dedicated to ensuring residents acquire birth certificates as well as death certificates.
By Ruth Mainye
