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Plans to hike fees to fund projects misadvised

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has allowed secondary school principals to increase school fees to cater for infrastructural deficiency in the institutions.

This is regrettable because many parents are already overburdened by the high cost of living. Food prices are up; the cost of housing is mind-boggling not to mention high taxes.

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