Teacher Seeks UK School Fees Refund After 25-Year-Ago Visa Denial
Joseph Ng’ang’a, a primary school teacher had a dream for his daughter to study abroad twenty-five years ago.
Mr Ng’ang’a, a teacher at Naivasha Boarding Primary School at the time, had saved Sh53,000 for his daughter Tabitha Wambui’s education at City of London College. She intended to pursue a diploma in secretarial studies.
He paid 35 pounds at first, then 517 pounds after his daughter’s application was accepted at the college.
The college acknowledged receiving the funds according to Ng’ang’a. The course was supposed to run from September 1997 to June 1998.
He recalls her going to the UK Embassy and being denied an entry visa just one month after paying the tuition fee.
“The UK Embassy denied her a Visa on grounds that the course was available in the country. Despite contacting the college, it never responded to our concerns,” he told the Standard.
Mr Ng’ang’a stated that in 2013, he sought intervention from various offices, including the Foreign Ministry and the former Prime Minister’s office, but was unsuccessful.
The National Assembly recently declined his petition to intervene in the matter through the clerk’s office, noting that the petition fell outside its jurisdiction.
According to a letter signed by J.W Ndombi for the clerk of the National Assembly, a petition could not be presented in the House because there were pending issues before a court or any other constitutional body.
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“The petition seeks the recovery of monies paid as tuition and this is a claim that can only be exhaustively determined by a court against a local representative of the college,” he said. Mr Ng’ang’a says his only hope is to reach out to the UK government.
Teacher seeks UK school fees refund after 25-year-ago visa denial