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Schools reopen under cloud of financial strain

Aida Tabu purchases books for her Grade 6 daughter Winter Ruth at Gohil bookshop in Kakamega town on January 7, 2024. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Schools across the country reopen for the new academic year today amid financial pressure on families and learning institutions.

The rising cost of living, a potential teachers' strike, a myriad of extra levies, and heavy rains witnessed in parts of the country spell a shaky start for the academic calendar.

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