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Parents and students queue in uniform distributors shop at River-road to buy learning requirements on 9th January 2018.[Edward Kiplimo,Standard]
Parents are spending thousands of shillings on school uniform because of cartel-like deals between schools, uniform distributors, and suppliers, The Standard can report.
A number of schools have directed parents to buy more expensive items in particular shops under an exclusive arrangement with suppliers.
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