Education Ministry releases list of Secondary schools charging illegal, extra fees

Several Secondary schools are on the spot for irregularly charging extra school fees without the approval of the Ministry of Education, an audit report has revealed.

The audit conducted by the Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, also fingers several secondary schools over unsupported and unaccounted for capitation and grants advanced to them for construction of various development projects.

The audits for the period covering 2021, 2022 and part of 2023, also faulted several schools for illegally transferring money to the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KSSHA) kitty.

In the latest reports which reviewed several secondary schools across the country, Gathungu questioned how the institutions were implementing various development projects as most of them were in breach of the law.

The schools on the spot are Maranda High school, a national school in Siaya county, Nyamira Girls High School in Siaya, Moi Girls High School, Kamusinga(in Bungoma), Sugoi Girls High School (Uasin Gishu), Chania Girls High School(Kiambu) and St Francis (Mang’u) High School (Kiambu).

Others with cash questions include Friends Boys High School Misikhu (Bungoma), Rigoma Girls Secondary School(Nyamira), Our Lady of Mercy Rangenyo Girls secondary school in Nyamira county, St Mathias Busia High School(Busia), Nthangu Mixed Day and Boarding Secondary School(Makueni), Thomas Amagoro Girls Secondary School(Busia) and St Francis of Assis Kwatombe (Machakos).

Others are St Thomas Aquinas Madende in Busia, Kisayano Secondary School (Makueni), Vuleni Secondary School (Makueni) and Kyamulendu secondary school (Machakos).

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