Parents whose children are planning to sit for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) could be forced to dig deeper into their pockets to cater for their kids' exam registration.
The move follows a proposal fronted in parliament that seeks to scrap the full waiver on the KCSE exam registration, a shift that could mark the end of a decade-long program that eased pressure on parents and children from poor backgrounds.
The new proposed piece of legislation looks to bridge a Ksh91 billion education funding deficit to ensure that finances are redirected to other important academic needs.
If approved, the bill will introduce a cost-sharing system in which parents will be forced to share the cost of KCSE exam registration with the government.
