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School heads propose fee hikes, cite rising costs, funding deficit

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Julius Migos Ogamba, with Maseno VC Julius Nyabundi as he paid a courtesy call at Maseno university .[Michael Mute Standard.]

Parents with children in public secondary schools may soon have to dig deeper into their pockets if a new proposal by school heads to hike fees is approved.

The proposal, submitted by the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (Kessha), is outlined in a document titled 'Operational Crisis in Secondary Schools'.

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