{"id":889325,"date":"2026-02-01T01:19:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/how-schools-use-uniforms-to-rip-off-parents\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T01:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:19:25","slug":"how-schools-use-uniforms-to-rip-off-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/how-schools-use-uniforms-to-rip-off-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"How schools use uniforms to rip-off parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section id=\"main\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\"><br \/>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/assets\/images\/logos\/standard-logo-sunday-2.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"96\" alt=\"The Standard\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><br \/>\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\" aria-label=\"standardmedia.co.ke\"><br \/>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/assets\/images\/logos\/standard-logo-sunday-2.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"55\" alt=\"The Standard\" preload><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<nav id=\"navbar-light\">\n<\/nav>\n<nav>\n<\/nav>\n<div>\n<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/category\/588\/national\"><br \/>\n                                    National<br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.standardmedia.co.ke\/images\/wysiwyg\/images\/tuJ0irXcL0dAxKVDbAQiVrdJ7egZ8AkPDkyO1EHJ.jpg\"><figcaption><strong>Millicent Awinja makes school uniforms at Uhuru market Nairobi on January 13, 2026. Many parents are forced to buy school uniforms at respective schools during admissions which is a bit expensive as opposed to buying them directly from the shops.<\/strong> [Collins Oduor, Standard]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For thousands of parents, enrolling a child in Grade 10 has turned into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/entertainment\/article\/2001266000\/kenyan-music-then-and-now-the-changing-faces-of-kenyan-musictitle%3DUniform%20prices%20skyrocket%20as%20schools%20exploit%20parentstitl\">a harrowing financial ordeal<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>This has been marked by hidden charges, inflated uniform costs, and last-minute demands that go far beyond officially approved school fees.<\/p>\n<div id=\"paywall-default\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"paywall-top-section\">\n<p>\n                        Uncover the stories others won\u2019t tell. 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Many parents are forced to buy school uniforms at respective schools during admissions which is a bit expensive as opposed to buying them directly from the shops. 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