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Fees shocker as schools adjust budgets amid high inflation

Students of Sironga Girls High School clocking in at the biometric centre. Students are accountable for the time they spend once they leave the school gate to their homes and back. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard]

As schools open for third term, many parents are in for a rude shock following the decision by some institutions to increase fees to cover high cost of living and growing debts.

In most schools, fees has been increased by between Sh10,000 and Sh20,000, a move ratified during Annual General Meetings.

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