The Standard ­ Monday
Date: 04.01.2016
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Opposition asks Government to stop playing
politics and address fees increment cases
By MOSES NYAMORI
The Orange Democratic Move­
ment (ODM) has asked the Govern­
ment to end the chaos in the educa­
tion sector.
The party wants the Govern­
ment to address the question of
unauthorised fees even as schools
open.
ODM Chairman John Mbadi ac­
cused the Government of playing
politics with the matter and chal­
lenged the Ministry of Education to
stop hiding behind head teachers.
"The Ministry of Education must
prevail on schools to adhere to the
fee structure issued, if at all it was a
policy and not a political document,
Mbadi said in a statement.
He noted that it was difficult to
served.
He told the Government to in­
understand how teachers, who are tervene to help schools meet their
employees of the national national requirements without passing un­
government, can unanimously de­ necessary burdens to already over­
cide to raise school fees in total dis­ burdened parents.
regard of the Government.
He appealed to the Government
He said it was time the Govern­
ment came out and stated whether to reconsider its priorities and "take
fees guidelines it issues are just polit­ money away from non­priority is­
ical maneuvers meant to hoodwink
parents.
"The Government must under­
stand that payment of fees requires
planning and budgeting. When the
Government lies to parents that
they will pay less only for them to be
sues and channel such monies to
schools". The fees increment, he said,
was driving many families into pov­
erty and also shattering the dreams
of young people.
The prescribed fees is capped at
Sh53,500 for boarding schools and
Sh9,000 for day schools.
and remove from their budgets items asked to pay more, the result can on­
that are not critical to learning," Mr ly be chaos and confusion," he ob­
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