Nairobi, Sept. 4 -- The High Court has rejected a petition by parents of Crawford International School to compel the government to prepare and submit to the National Assembly a Bill to cap private school fees.
The parents pushed for Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha and Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki to develop the regulations that would also affect institutions offering international curriculum in Kenya.
But Justice Weldon Korir said private schools do not receive taxpayer money and are free to charge fees based on markets forces of demand and supply
"The onus of determining whether fees for private schools should be capped is an issue for the Executive and Parliament. Those who want levies payable in private schools to be capp...