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Learners return to school amid delayed release of capitation

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Education CS Ezekiel Machogu and Basic Education PS Belio Kipsang. [File, Standard]

With five weeks left to the end of second term, schools are struggling to remain afloat since the government has not released capitation to sustain learning activities.

And the weight of the cash crisis has now been shifted to parents with various schools demanding learners to clear fees ahead of reporting back from mid-term break.

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