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State should standardise school uniforms

Form One admission

A teacher issues uniforms to Form One students at Muruguru Girls High School in Nyeri County yesterday.

Photo credit: Joseph Kanyi | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Why can’t the government standardise uniforms for all schools?
  • Politicians should not bury their heads in the sand on this issue.
  • Why should school trousers cost Sh1,750? That’s the price of official trousers.

Uniform rip-off • At the beginning of every academic year, Evans Macharia Mwangi notes, parents always complain about the high cost of school uniforms. “Why can’t the government standardise uniforms for all schools? Politicians should not bury their head in the sand on this issue. Why should school trousers cost Sh1,750? That’s the price of official trousers.” His contact is [email protected].

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