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It’s familiar money sob story as schools reopen

Kevin Wamae (right) of 680 Bata helps Ian Juma, a student at Nairobi School, to fit a shoe, yesterday. Parents are shopping for their children in preparation for third term as schools reopen tomorrow. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Schools open next week amid a looming financial crisis that heads say will paralyse learning and cripple preparations for the national examinations.

Public primary and secondary school heads yesterday said that the government is yet to release second term arrears and third term free education capitation.

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