Delayed capitation, huge debts and fee arrears, congestion, and poor infrastructure are challenges facing schools as Second Term starts this week.
The financial constraints have been exacerbated by a directive from Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang'o to bar counties from awarding bursaries to the bright but needy students.
The CoB said only early childhood development education falls under counties, leaving millions of secondary school students who relied on county bursaries in a state of panic.
Meanwhile, some school head say they have switched off their phones to avoid suppliers demanding payment for goods and services provided in the first term and even last year.
