Schools bending rules to charge exorbitant fees

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba during the release of the 2024 KCSE results at Mtihani House, Nairobi, on January 9, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito Standard].

An investigation by The Standard has uncovered a troubling trend of public secondary schools blatantly disregarding government-imposed fee caps, forcing struggling parents to bear unauthorised financial burdens.

The Standard has revealed widespread breaches in the fees charged by public secondary schools, with principals demanding exorbitant amounts far beyond the legally established limits. Shockingly, some of the country’s top national schools are among the offenders, defying government warnings against illegal fee charges.