The dirty past of former BISHOP BIRECH HIGH SCHOOL principal Mary Chepkwony has resurfaced to cause her distress

 


The transfer of principal Mary Chepkwony from Bishop Birech Girls High School has been welcomed by parents, who believe it was long overdue.

Her time in office was characterized by corruption, excessive authoritarianism, intimidation, and mismanagement of school finances. Stakeholders are now urging the EACC and DCI to conduct further investigations into the financial irregularities and record manipulation.

Current principal Dorcas Koech stated that she took over a school with depleted funds, significant outstanding bills, and an academic mean score in KCSE that fell below expectations.

The academic performance of the school has continued to decline, with mean scores recorded as follows: 2020 (4.8), 2021 (3.5), 2022 (3.5), 2023 (3.5), and 2024 (3.5). She also confirmed that she inherited substantial unpaid bills owed to suppliers, non-teaching staff, and Board of Governors teachers who were not compensated in a timely manner.

She has pointed fingers at her predecessor for failing to take adequate measures to support the school. According to the Auditor General's report under Chepkwony, the school withdrew and utilized cash amounting to Kshs. 3,620,931 to acquire goods and services, in violation of Section 107(a) of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2015.

This section stipulates that a procuring entity may employ a low-value procurement procedure only when acquiring low-value items that are not regularly or frequently procured and are not included in a framework agreement.

Moreover, the goods procured were not officially recorded by the individual responsible for the stores. Consequently, the school may not have received value for the money spent on the aforementioned expenditures.

The financial statements indicate that the total payments for boarding and school funds amount to Kshs. 8,609,713.

However, the necessary supporting documentation, including completed requests for quotations, minutes from tender openings and evaluations, contract agreements, local purchase orders, invoices, delivery notes, and inspection certificates related to boarding and school fund payments totaling Kshs. 613,060, were not available for audit examination.

 

Given these circumstances, it was not possible to verify the accuracy and completeness of the boarding and school fund payments amounting to Kshs. 8,609,713. The statement of receipts and payments shows that the boarding and school fund payments total Kshs. 8,609,710, as stated in the financial statements. This expenditure includes a sum of Kshs. 247,000 that was transferred to the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA). It is important to note that KESSHA is a welfare organization that exclusively serves members who are School Principals.

 

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