Author: Rooy

Pain for Parents as Schools Seek Biggest Fee Increase in Years. Parents have rejected a proposal by the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) to increase secondary school fees, arguing that the responsibility of financing public education rests with the government through adequate and timely capitation rather than additional financial contributions from households. The proposal was presented during the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association annual conference held in Mombasa and seeks the first review of the secondary school fees structure since 2015. According to KESSHA, the current funding model is no longer sustainable due to rising operational costs, inflation and…

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