Day secondary school students in Kiharu Constituency are set to benefit from significant cost relief after area Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro announced that parents will only be required to pay Sh500 per term in school fees this year.

The announcement was made during the rollout of the latest phase of the Masomo Bora education programme, which supports Grade 10 learners as well as Form Three and Form Four candidates. The initiative is expected to benefit more than 12,000 students across the constituency.

In addition to the reduced fees, the programme will continue to offer a full-week feeding plan for learners, including a special chapati meal on the last Friday of every month, aimed at improving attendance and concentration in class.

Schools will also receive learning support through the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), with Sh10 million allocated for the purchase of revision books and other academic materials.

To ease the financial burden on families and encourage holistic development, each school will be allocated Sh50,000 to support extracurricular activities such as sports and clubs.

Infrastructure development has also been prioritised, with Sh50 million set aside to expand and improve school facilities, particularly laboratories and libraries.

Teachers and school administrators will benefit from a performance-based incentive scheme. Top-performing subject teachers will earn a one-week educational trip to Mombasa, while principals from the best-performing and most improved schools in each ward will be rewarded with a one-week trip to Dubai. Those who have previously visited Dubai will be offered alternative destinations, including Malaysia.

“Best performing teachers per subject will go to Mombasa for a week. Principals of the best performing and most improved schools per ward will also go to Dubai for a week,” Nyoro said.

The MP also introduced stricter controls on extra levies, capping remedial charges at Sh1,000 per term. He added that students from outside Kiharu Constituency who live with relatives in the area will be allowed to enrol in local day secondary schools.

Speaking at the event, Nyoro said the programme demonstrates that free education is achievable if resources are prioritised effectively, urging the national government to adopt stronger policies to ensure equal access to education.

“There will be no other charges in our day schools. We implement the programme because we know the country is capable of providing free education,” he noted.

Nyoro further proposed the creation of a consolidated education fund by reallocating Sh10 billion each from the NG-CDF, county governments and the national budget. He argued that the Sh30 billion fund could comfortably finance free basic education and support a nationwide school feeding programme.