Ministry orders audit on use of school fees

Education CS George Magoha with Nakuru High School Students during the National Launch for 2019 Dialogue on Education Quality. [Harun Wathari/Standard]

The Government has ordered an audit in the 28,000 public schools on spending of fees paid by parents and the annual subsidy by the State.

It emerged that parents spend about Sh100 billion annually on fees alone, in primary and secondary schools.