The move came despite clear guidelines from the Ministry of Education, which had instructed principals not to send students home due to fee arrears.

The other top reasons that drove appetite for loans in the period under review were; buying stock for an existing business, medical expenses, emergenc...

MPs had voiced concerns over parents incurring transactional charges saying this will add more burden to them.

This comes after the High Court on Tuesday extended orders blocking the government from collecting school fees via the eCitizen platform.