The Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (Kessha) has formed a special team to regulate the pricing of uniforms following an uproar by parents. Last month, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu and Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang challenged the Kessha leadership to regulate the cost of school uniforms among its members following parents’ complaints. Early this year, parents accused principals, especially those from national and extra-county schools of turning the institutions into money-making businesses exploiting parents with exorbitant prices of school items, including uniforms. They said they have been left at the mercy of the school administrators despite the government banning principals from selling uniforms. Led by National Parents Association chairperson Silas Obuhatsa, education stakeholders urged the State to take stern action against the offending principals.

Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2023 14:12 UTC