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Court rules ungazetted school levies illegal in win for parents

Parents and students waiting to board a matatu to Kathiani Girls Secondary School at Afya Centre Nairobi on April 28, 2025 as schools resume class for Second Term Learning. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

The High Court has ruled that it is illegal for headteachers and principals to charge parents extra levies that have not been scheduled or gazetted by the Education Cabinet Secretary.

In a landmark judgment that now directly affects how schools are run, Justice Lawrence Mugambi said that even if parents unanimously agree to pay extra fees, the decision cannot pass legal muster if it is not approved by the Cabinet Secretary.

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