Education Cabinet Secretary, George Magoha, is embroiled in a silent war with school heads as students resume learning.
The Education CS cautioned school heads against increasing fees even though the government had not released the capitation money.
However, headteachers on the other hand are criticising the delayed payments of school fees and disbursement of money by the government to run the institutions.
The school heads noted that the high inflation currently affecting the country has made the management of boarding schools challenging and parents have also relaxed in meeting their financial obligations.
Headteachers claimed that parents are taking advantage of the directive by the Ministry of Education not to pay fees since the CS ordered schools not to send learners with pending balances home.
Principals noted that parents should be considerate and clear their fees arrears because the suppliers are insisting on full payments to make deliveries.
The ongoing financial crisis in schools has been worsened by the failure of the government to remit the full capitation money for the students.
According to The Standard, some school heads want to adjust the diet but they fear this will cause unrest in learning institutions.
When schools reopened in January, parents exposed headteachers who increased fees.
The Kenya National Parents’ Association proposed that the 200 headteachers, who were named in the school fee saga, be sacked from their current positions.
According to the association, more than 200 principals from public secondary schools violated fee guidelines provided by the Ministry of Education, with parents arguing that they should not continue holding those positions as they were straining them unnecessarily.
The parents' association forwarded the names to CS Magoha after the principals remained adamant that the proposed fees must be paid in full.
