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Parents hit with huge bills to rebuild schools burnt by protesting students

Firefighters at Gachika Mixed Boarding School after a boys' dormitory went up in flames on July 31, 2016. Parents have started to feel the heat over widespread indiscipline that has led to burning of dormitories and classrooms. (PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/ STANDARD)

Parents have started to feel the heat over widespread indiscipline that has led to burning of dormitories and classrooms.

At Itierio Boys High School, the first school to be torched, parents have now been hit with a Sh8 million bill to rebuild seven dormitories that were burnt down by students two months ago. This translates to Sh10,000 per student.

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