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Education Ministry seeks stiffer penalties for defiant headteachers in new bill

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Education CS Ezakiel Machogu released the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2023 at Moi Girls High School in Eldoret Uasin Gishu County on January 8, 2024. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

After years of non-compliance, the Ministry of Education is now seeking to stamp authority on the violation of outlawed practices.

The Ezekiel Machogu-led ministry is proposing sweeping reforms aimed at curbing widespread abuses in the country's basic education system, including the illegal charging of tuition fees, forcing students to repeat classes, conducting admission examinations for new students and physical or psychological punishment.

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