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Government promises crackdown as teachers push for ban on UK-backed private schools

Kenya promised on Monday to crack down on schools operating illegally after teachers called for a ban on a chain of low-cost private schools backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Bridge International Academies (BIA), which is also supported by British aid money, offers cheap nursery and primary education to poor families.

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