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Officials warn against demanding lunch fee for day scholars

Eastern Regional Director of Education, Patrick Khaemba at his office in Embu town on Monday. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]

Day secondary school principals have been cautioned against sending students home for failure to pay lunch fee.

Embu County Commissioner Abdulahi Galgalo and Eastern Regional Education Officer Patrick Khaemba said the government was committed to ensuring 100 percent transition to secondary schools and had thus paid tuition for each student.

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