Day 20 of #RemindThem .
Boniface Kariuki. He was just selling masks to protestors who were seeking justice for Albert Ojwang'.
Killed by William Ruto's killer militia.
#RutoMustGo
THIS BILL BY ICHUNG’WAH COULD JAIL POOR PARENTS AND SHUT DOWN SLUM SCHOOLS🚨
Kenya’s Basic Education Bill 2026 just dropped, and it’s not the “free education” fairy tale they’re selling.
Read the actual clauses:
Clause 28(10): A person who promotes or manages a basic education institution without a registration certificate 👉 up to KSh20 MILLION fine or 3 years in prison, or both. The institution can also be closed.
Clauses 11 & 12(4): Contravening the rules on tuition fees or other charges → up to a KSh1 MILLION fine or 3 years in jail, or both.
Clause 16(2): A person who prevents a child from attending school because of employment, income-generating activities, parental conflict, cultural practices or another ground → up to a KSh5 MILLION fine or 5 YEARS in prison, or both.
And there’s more:
Clause 17(2): A parent or guardian who fails to ensure a child regularly attends school 👉 up to KSh100,000 fine or 1 year in prison, or both.
Clause 18(3): A parent or guardian who, without reasonable cause and after a written notice from the school, fails to comply 👉 up to KSh200,000 fine or 2 years in prison, or both.
They call it “protecting free education.”
I call it criminalising poverty.
Thousands of low-cost schools and community education centres could face serious consequences if they operate without the required registration.
Parents already struggling will face criminal penalties for failures relating to their children’s school attendance.
School heads and parents need to read this Bill carefully.
This is not reform.
This is a war on the poor dressed up as progress.
The Bill is still in Parliament. Public participation matters.
Parents. Teachers. School owners. Read the Bill. Speak up.