Private school parents lock horns with school owners

[Okiya]

The problem is the parents themselves. Most shout publicly while secretly paying.

That's where Okiya Omtata comes in

 

[Field Marshal]

Parents are locked in a battle with private school owners and managers over fees following the unprecedented closure of learning institutions worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic.


Some institutions are accused of taking advantage of Covid-19 to charge extra fees for online classes that they are offering to mitigate the nationwide closure of schools that face a serious cash crunch as fees is their main revenue stream.


The situation has been worsened by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha’s extension of the closure by a month. Schools were to open for second term next week.


Many of them have now turned to online classes for which parents have been tasked to pay.

At Riara Road Primary and Riara Springs Primary, parents have been asked to pay between Sh13,500 and 17,500 per month for pupils in Grade One to Standard Eight.


A parent who did not want to be identified termed the fees as unfair and insensitive.

“We had already paid full fees for first term. We cannot now be required to pay more to cater for online learning, which is happening in homes. We’re using more electricity, money for Internet bundles, food and other costs, which should be normally borne by the school. It’s unfair to demand more money from us,” she said, adding, she’s ready to go to court to stop the additional fee demands.

This is stupid profiteering. The fact that children are not in school means that the institutions are saving o a lot of things, from utility bills, cleaning, foods items, transport etc etc. This money had already been paid by parents and its is exploitation to require the same people to pay up again.

 

[Field Marshal]

kwani walipofunga walifuta walimu na watchman, na dere was school bus?

Sir, read my comment above.

 

[Ice_Cube]

Swali: Are teachers and cooks in private schools paid full salary during holidays (when schools are closed)?

Depends on the private school. Well-established ones continue to pay. However, these upcoming estate ones some do not pay, some pay a percentage. There is a reason why they experience a high turnover of teachers almost annually. Currently TSC pays better than most of these private schools unlike the earlier 2000s.

 

[Cortedivoire]

Shida ya middle class unapeleka mtoi shule Unalipa more than 150k per year alafu unacomplain about 13k

 

[Liberty]

Currently TSC pays better than most of these private schools unlike the earlier 2000s.

Agreed

 

[Field Marshal]

Shida ya middle class unapeleka mtoi shule Unalipa more than 150k per year alafu unacomplain about 13k

I see you have repeated this argument again after somebody above you has made it.

It is an extremely retarded argument; eti because you can afford to pay 100k, then you should not complain if a random 15k is added on. Who thinks like that except a brain-dead cockroach?

So ukienda kwa mkahawa menu iseme plate ni Sh600, ukilipishwa 750 usitete? Eti kama hauwezi afford uende restaurant ingine uwache kujifanya mindoclass?

How are we ever gonna get this continent of shit with thinking like this?

 

[Ssabasajja]

Hapo watafute shule zingine. Reasoning with some school heads ni ngumu sometimes.

 

[Masgwembe]

well, watu walikataa kuimprove the standards of the public schools nearest to them.

This is what happens when citizens refuse to take part in Civic matters like attending the budget allocation meetings in every constituency.

 

[Okiya]

well, watu walikataa kuimprove the standards of the public schools nearest to them.

This is what happens when citizens refuse to take part in Civic matters like attending the budget allocation meetings in every constituency.

Sisi wote tukienda kutake part in budget allocations si itakuwa chaotic? That's why we have MPs, MCAs etc. Though I know in some schools like Nairobi primary old students are the ones who chip in matters development.

 

[Masgwembe]

Sisi wote tukienda kutake part in budget allocations si itakuwa chaotic? That's why we have MPs, MCAs etc. Though I know in some schools like Nairobi primary old students are the ones who chip in matters development.

Now imagine everyone around you has reasoned exactly like you. Do you now see why you deserve what gets handed to you???

Attending a public Baraza is where you get to put your leaders to account from the beginning. Don't let a few corrupt people behind closed doors decide for you the development agenda for your community.

The other big problem I see is most city dwellers don't feel obligated to develop where they are since they are 'mere tenants' and most vote kule ingoo. How short sighted can one really be? To spend 4 decades toiling in a run down city where you raise your family. All they will know is poor infrastructure. Once the kids start working, nothing has changed since they too will also vote kule mashinani.

 

[QuadroK4000]

I see you have repeated this argument again after somebody above you has made it.

It is an extremely retarded argument; eti because you can afford to pay 100k, then you should not complain if a random 15k is added on. Who thinks like that except a brain-dead cockroach?

So ukienda kwa mkahawa menu iseme plate ni Sh600, ukilipishwa 750 usitete? Eti kama hauwezi afford uende restaurant ingine uwache kujifanya mindoclass?

How are we ever gonna get this continent of shit with thinking like this?

A Great diplomatic sweep.