State weighs two options as it moves to ease secondary school fees burden

Otieno Baraza (left) is assisted by his teacher Kelvin Ngesa at an Adult Education Centre in Kiembeni, Mombasa, where he enrolled after his parents failed to raise money for his school fees at Nairobi School. [GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government is considering two secondary education financing options that have the potential of reducing parents' school fees burden.

This would however come with an additional average cost of Sh30 billion annually to the Government.