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'.

If adopted, it would see fees in secondary schools increase by up to Sh20,000 annually.

According to the proposal, parents with children in national schools would be required to pay Sh73,182 per year, an increase from the current Sh53,554.