Flamboyant Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has moved in speed to save parents from school administrators charging exorbitant charges for kindergarten graduations.
The county boss banned Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) graduation ceremonies saying they were against his spirit of free education to kindergarten pupils.
In a Tuesday, October 9, statement by the County Executive Committee member in charge of education, Janet Ouko, the county abolished all graduation ceremonies in public nursery schools.
"We have noted with concern that schools are planning ECDE graduations and charging parents between KSh 1,000 and KSh 1,500.This is against the spirit of free ECDE which is being offered by the governor of Nairobi County," read the statement
"This is therefore to communicate a ban on all ECDE graduation ceremonies especially if they attract a charge," she added.
The ban came at a time when the learners are expected to sit for their end year exams in late October and early November 2018.
Graduation ceremonies for nursery schools usually take place after the exams, marking a promotion to the lower primary education.