Hundreds of employees working in private schools have been forced to take salary cuts, ordered to take unpaid leave or laid off. The proprietor of private schools are asking for Sh7 billion grant to pay teachers and maintain learning institutions. Some private schools are crippled by debt that they run the risk of closing down or having their assets auctioned. PRIVATE SCHOOLS“The government needs to do something to save private schools as they offer a vital service to the nation,” Mr Nyaga said. Knut secretary-general Wilson Sossion is on record opposing calls to bail out private schools noting they are private businesses.

Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2020 06:22 UTC