A growing number of schools are finding themselves in court as suppliers seek payment for goods and services delivered over unpaid bills.
Principals warn that legal disputes are compounding the crisis since once suppliers obtain court judgments, schools face the risk of auctioneers attaching assets, including desks, buses, and laboratory equipment.
Such actions, they say, could directly paralyze learning.
Three weeks ago, Watuka Boys High School in Nyeri County saw its bus repossessed over a Sh11.8 million debts.
