Kenyan newspapers review: Government to end Uhuru Kenyatta's 10-year exam fee waiver, parents to start paying

Kenyan parents to pay national exam fees from 2026 in new policy

The Kenyan government plans to discontinue its national exam fee waiver starting in 2026, shifting instead to a targeted subsidy model for national exams. This means parents will generally be responsible for paying for their children’s national examination fees including the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), and Kenya […] The post Kenyan parents to pay national exam fees from 2026…

Kenyan Government to End Exam Fee Waiver in 2026, Shift to Targeted Subsidy Model

The Kenyan government plans to discontinue the decade-old examination fee waiver in 2026 and shift to a targeted subsidy model for national exams. This means parents will generally be required to pay for their children’s national examination fees, including the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), and Kenya Junior [...] The post Kenyan Government to End Exam Fee Waiver in 2026, Shift…

Kenyan newspapers review: Government to end Uhuru Kenyatta's 10-year exam fee waiver, parents to start paying

The government plans to end the ten-year-old examination fee waiver, requiring parents to pay for their children’s national exams unless deemed needy.