Nairobi, Sept. 3 -- The High Court has rejected a case in which Brookhouse School parents were seeking a 30 percent fee discount on online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Justice Weldon Korir on Thursday said while parents do not pay peanuts in school fees, free basic education is an important constitutional right and the responsibility of discharging that mandate rests on the State and not private entities.
"Private schools are not funded by the State and they must charge fees in order to provide services. The onus of determining whether fees for private schools should be capped is an issue for the Executive and Parliament," he said.
He said the closure of schools was abrupt and that there was no time for meaningful engagement as...