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Schools asked to make Junior High affordable

Pupils reporting to Roots Academy Junior Secondary School in Nakuru on January 30, 2023. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Mombasa County Director for Education, Peter Magiri, has warned that no parent should be forced to buy desks or school uniform from schools as they enroll children into Junior Secondary School (JSS).

Magiri said that the government will provide capitation for JSS and asked primary school heads to procure stationeries from suppliers as they await the monies to be disbursed by the government.

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