Poor but deserving students locked out of top public schools

Thousands of bright and needy students are being locked out of secondary schools because head teachers are ignoring fees guideline designed to make national schools affordable to both the rich and poor. Gradually over time, the line between private and public schools vanished.

The original idea was that the Government would pay an average of Sh10,000 annually per student admitted to public schools and the parents Sh18,000 to meet education expenses.