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Parents grapple with high costs of books as schools reopen

Ethan Ndogo a grade six pupil at Mount Kenya Academy in Nyeri is assisted in selecting textbooks by his mum Maureen Liz at Khimji Bookshop, October 11, 2021. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

Parents are feeling the pressure of having to pay school fees for the fourth time in a year.

As schools reopened today, parents said, apart from paying the required fees, some schools were demanding extra money to cater for tuition classes. Others decried the high costs of books and school uniforms.

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