Government must get tough on school heads charging extra fees

Sylvester Odongo is helped carry his belonging by his mother Florence Odongo as he arrived to school during form one admission at Kisumu Day High School in Kisumu City. [Michael Mute, Standard]

In the past, many school principals have ignored warnings by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the Ministry of Education on charging irregular levies.

And going by fee structures for the 2023 First Term, the directive on extra fees will be ignored yet again.