Nairobi, Feb. 2 -- Two national schools are on the spot for charging parents and guardians up to Sh300,000 school fees in the 2024 academic year, defying a directive by the Education ministry which had capped the fees at Sh67,244.

An audit by the Office of Auditor General Nancy Gathungu revealed that Starehe Boys Centre charged between Sh140,000 and Sh300,000 despite a circular setting its school fees at Sh67,244 per year, while its sister school, Starehe Girls Centre, charged Sh150,000, which was about triple the set Sh53,554. Reports by the Auditor-General Office are often delayed and only get to published long after extended periods.

The two institutions defied a 2022 ministry circular that prohibited schools from raising school fees...