Relief to parents as lunch charges scrap

Junior secondary school teacher takes students through an integrated lesson at Nyamachaki Primary School in Nyeri, On Feb 22, 2023. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Head teachers have been warned against charging lunch fees or any other levies starting this year.

Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok say each learner in public JSS has been allocated Sh4,193.07 as capitation for Term One of the 2026 academic year.