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Back to school: Financial strain casts shadow as new term starts

Parents shop for books at Savanis Book Center along Latema Road, Nairobi, on January 6, 2025. [File, Standard]

Delayed capitation, huge debts and fee arrears, congestion, and poor infrastructure are challenges facing schools as Second Term starts this week.

The financial constraints have been exacerbated by a directive from Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang'o to bar counties from awarding bursaries to the bright but needy students.

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