The Elimu Bora Working Group (EBWG) has raised alarm over 90 per cent of schools still charging admission fees for students against the Kenyan Constitution as parents gear up for school reopening on Monday, April 28.
In a press release on Sunday, April 27, the group issued five demands to several entities involved, including the Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba, who was urged to stop unlawful levies and protect parents and guardians from further exploitation. "The CS must also take stern action against any school heads and county directors of education found culpable of enforcing illegal levies," the statement read.
Secondly, all parents were asked to stop paying unlawful fees, and thirdly, all students sent home for not paying unlawful fees must be permitted to return to class unconditionally. Candidates from St Anne's Girls High School, Lioki, in Kiambu County sit for KCSE papers on November 6, 2023.
Photo KNEC Another demand issued by the group was for schools to publicly display approved fee schedules (capitation only), with penalties for non-compliance.
