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Precious Blood Riruta threatens my child!!!
Yesterday I returned my Form 4 daughter to Precious Blood Secondary School, Riruta. I have no school fees balance. I paid the Term 3 fees of KSh 15,744 via M-Pesa (Ref UHPL849W91) on 25 August 2026. Yet the school is demanding an extra KSh 30,000 for “Academic Support Classes / remedials.”
When I asked the Principal clear questions, she refused to answer. Instead she called my daughter and threatened her in front of me. The child broke down crying. She was told she will not be allowed into morning preps or evening “kesha” if the money is not paid.
I am a single mother of three school-going children. Cash is extremely tight. I speak for many parents in the same position.
Here are the questions that still have no answers:
What exactly is the KSh 30,000 “remedial / academic support” fee for? What lessons, which teachers, what materials, what measurable outcomes? Parents are entitled to a clear breakdown before any extra levy is imposed.
Earlier this year parents paid an extra KSh 10,000. What was that money used for? Was it also for “extra” support? Why is another large bill appearing now?
A class of ~50 students × KSh 30,000 = KSh 1.5 million per stream. With five streams that is approximately KSh 7.5 million. Who receives this money? How much reaches the teachers who are supposed to deliver the extra tuition? Where is the audited statement?
Why must the money go through a private Paybill and then to the class representative instead of the official school fees account and the bursar? Who owns and controls that Paybill? Legitimate school funds should be receipted through the school’s official accounts.
Capitation and normal school fees already exist. If the government support is insufficient, why is the shortfall being recovered through opaque extra levies that parents are not allowed to question?
Parents who raise legitimate questions risk their children being locked out of revision time. That is not education; that is coercion. What happens to the child whose parent is genuinely unable to pay or is on a bursary?
Boarding school is supposed to give students access to classrooms for supervised study after formal lessons. Denying a Form 4 student morning preps and evening revision because a parent questioned an unexplained fee is punitive and unsafe.
I left my daughter there yesterday under threat. Her mental safety now worries me more than any exam. I am prepared to withdraw her for her own protection if this is the atmosphere she must endure.
Relevant authorities, child-protection bodies, education officials, and advocates: this needs scrutiny. Opaque levies, threats against children, and silencing of parents have no place in a public secondary school.
Parents should never have to choose between their child’s safety and an unexplained bill. Transparency is not optional. Accountability is not optional.
#PreciousBloodRiruta #SchoolFeesAccountability #ProtectOurChildren
“All you sow is death.” An Israeli woman confronts National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Arad after dozens of people were injured, accusing him of fueling the conflict.
Iran has a right to exist.
Also, they warned they would strike which I have been reliably informed makes them the most moral army in the world.
Lastly, the children harmed were used as human shields.
Did I miss anything?
Donald Trump lied.
No other leader in the Administration—not even Pete Hegseth—is claiming Iranian tomahawk missiles were responsible for the bombing that killed 170 people at an Iranian all-girls’ school.
There needs to be a full, INDEPENDENT, and transparent investigation.
I am an ardent admirer of President Yoweri Museveni. We have near identical views on how African Economies can only develop by focusing on production and export led growth. In 2023 I visited Ssebo as a Special Envoy on regional integration and we ended up having a lively four hour discourse that should have been of interest to PhD students of Political Economy. However if he does not tame his son Muhoozi his legacy will go up in smoke. At a time when the region is staring at war between Ethiopia and Eritrea over access to the sea, it is not time to threaten Kenya over the same. We enjoy excellent relations as neighbours, brothers and sisters. But do not take some jokes too far .
Kenya’s 2010 Constitution was a bold and visionary step toward democratic governance. However, over a decade later, it’s evident that we must now pause and reflect. A constitutional review is not just necessary, it is urgent.
This post is from the verified X account of the Russian Embassy in Kenya.
Why is the dossier not trending?
I want you to pay attention, specifically, to what they say about the CEO of KEVEVAPI and the Vaccines.
This could give you a clue on why Ruto himself, a whole President, has been pushing so hard for the vaccines.
Kenya lost its sovereignty the moment Ruto was sworn in.
Dear Mr. William Ruto,
As you and your children celebrate Christmas, Kenyan mothers and fathers are crying in their homes because your security agents have abducted their children. Give them back to their families unharmed tonight. Nobody has abducted your children. You told Uhuru Kenyatta not to harm your children. He did not. Mr. Ruto, do not harm Kenya's children. If any Kenyan breaks the law, present them in court. Tonight.
With constitutional greetings,
Mr. John Njenga Karugia
@WilliamsRuto@StateHouseKenya