The Education Minister in Kenya has banned weekend and holiday lessons for school children. Under Kenya’s National policy on tuition no classes shall be conducted during holidays and weekends. The minister reiterated that children have a right to rest from classes on weekends and during holidays adding that availability of education to all was a human right. Private schools that violate this directive will risk de-registration.

This is in contrast with what is happening here in Zimbabwe where government and private schools are capitalizing on weekend and holiday lessons for children – popularly known as “extra lessons” to boost income. Children from these schools are forced to pay for the extra lessons that are conducted at the school premises, or risk getting left out. Some of the private schools charge their tuition fees on a monthly basis and in order to keep revenue flowing these schools only gives students a one-week break for resting.

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