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School fees shocker for secondary schools

Education PS Julius Bitok issues KCSE Chemistry Paper 1 (Theory) to candidates at Kapkondot Secondary School, Kerio Valley, on November 3, 2025. [Julius Bitok, X]

Parents will from next year pay Sh53,554 as tuition fees for their children in secondary schools when the first cohort of Junior Secondary School joins Senior school.

The good news, however, is that day schools will be exempted from paying fees as the government maintains the free day secondary education policy.

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