Ezekiel Machogu, cabinet secretary for education, has eased concerns about potential increases in secondary school tuition.

This comes after rumors surfaced that a plan to raise tuition for 2023–2024 drew criticism from influential figures.

CS Machogu said on Monday that the school fees would not change until further notice, dismissing the report.

"Also to assure Kenyans that your government is not increasing the fees when they go to Form One and all of them who are here are going to be placed in Form One," said Machogu.


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"It is Ksh. 53,000 for national schools and extra-county schools and Ksh.45,000 for county schools and it is going to remain as such."

Speaking at Kikuyu Township Primary School in Kiambu County, Machogu observed the beginning of the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams.

According to the report, the proposed change would have changed the fee amounts to increase by Ksh. 19,000 for high schools and Ksh. 5,000 for day schools each year.

Opposition leaders rushed to criticize the plan and called on President William Ruto to step in. Yatta MP Robert Basil led the group.


Rather, they advocated for the government to provide free education and raise the nation's literacy rate.

"I urge the president to have sympathy for Kenyans and lower the cost of living. I have seen the proposal to increase school fees for high schools and we urge the president to maintain the fees where they currently," said MP Basil at a past event.