The High Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the government after it declared a directive requiring parents to pay school fees through the eCitizen platform unconstitutional.
High Court Judge Chacha Mwita ruled in favour of a petition filed by Nakuru-based activist Magare Gikenyi and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), who had challenged the government's directive, saying the process lacked adequate public participation and stakeholder engagement.
The ruling follows an earlier one where the court temporarily suspended the directive on February 7 last year, pending the determination of the petition. "High Court has declared the Ministry of Education's directive on payment of school fees via the eCitizen platform irrational, capricious, unconstitutional, null and void.
I was representing LSK in this matter," stated lawyer Omochokoro O'mong'oni, who was representing LSK.
