Nyoro said increasing fees will only add to the burden of payment on parents yet the government has allocated over Sh840 billion for the education sector.
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Oloolua Primary School head teacher Irene Mwenda (left) with CSs Fred Matiang’i, Adan Mohamed, Amina Mohamed and George Magoha at the school in Kajiado County yesterday. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Covid-19 has put undue pressure on public schools to accommodate more students after some private institutions closed down.
The schools closed down due to tough economic times occasioned by the pandemic.
During a visit by eight Cabinet secretaries to Oloolua Primary School in Kajiado North, area MP Joseph Manje said many private schools in the region had closed down due to Covid-19, and there was pressure on public schools to admit more learners.