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Row between Makini School, parents deepens

A Makini School student using a computer. AdvTECH, which owns the school, says online learning is not free and cannot reasonably be expected to be. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The school’s parents association (PTA) committee chaired by Nixon Bugo has rejected a fee demand by the school's owner.
  • The institution's management insists that parents must pay fees to keep it afloat.

A row between parents and the management of Makini Schools on e-learning and fees for Term Two has intensified and could land in court soon.

The school’s parents teachers association (PTA) committee chaired by Nixon Bugo has rejected a fee demand by the school's owner, South Africa’s private education firm AdvTech Group, while the institution's management insists that parents must pay to keep the institution afloat.