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Students transfer to public schools over cash crunch

Teresia Nyeri fits her son David Mwangi with a shirt at Uniform Plus in Mombasa. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Jasper Kamau lived a life he had always dreamed of.

Kamau (not his real name), a father of two, worked hard to take care of his family. His business was flourishing and he could afford to take his children to one of the top schools in Nairobi. He could afford to pay more than Sh200,000 fee per term for his children.

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