Plans to hike fees to fund projects misadvisedEducation Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has allowed secondary school principals to increase school fees to cater for infrastructural deficiency in the institutions.This is regrettable because many parents are already overburdened by the high cost of living. Food prices are up; the cost of housing is mind-boggling not to mention high taxes. SEE ALSO :Lobby group warns secondary school principals against unnecessary leviesProf Magoha’s proposal for parents to dig deeper into their pockets to finance school infrastructure development is not the solution to bloated enrolment. At the same time, others are already being charged exorbitant infrastructure development by national, extra-county and county secondary schools. It is just a matter of time before the perennial problem of bright students who are financially disadvantaged missing an opportunity to join secondary school due to exorbitant fees.

Source: Standard Digital December 05, 2019 06:00 UTC