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Increase school fees at your own peril, ministry warns principals

Education CS Julius Ogamba during an interview on September 8, 2025. [ Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

The government has warned school principals against charging unauthorised fees, insisting that no public secondary or senior school is allowed to levy charges beyond what is set out in law and ministry guidelines.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, in a statement Wednesday, said claims that school fees have been increased ahead of the 2026 school year are false and misleading, dismissing reports that parents would be required to pay an extra Sh9,374.

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