Samburu parents have been urged to sell part of their livestock to pay school fees for their children.
Woman Representative Maison Leshoomo said residents value livestock and prefer investing in goats rather than their children's education.
"I ask parents to sell some of their goats to get money to pay school fees for their children who are willing to learn. Education has more benefits than any number of livestock," she said.
Leshoomo spoke at her office during the weekend when issuing cheques to secondary school principals.
Form Ones reported to school on Monday in the wake of confusion over the Nemis digital sytem for selection of students.
The MP urged school heads not to send home students with fees arrears.
She also urged parents to accompany their children during school opening days.
"Don't assume that your child has gone straight back to school from home. Make follow ups, kindly escort your children until after they have been received at school," Leshomoo said.
She said some children stay in Maralal town for more than a week, while parents think they reported back to school.
This came after eight secondary school girls were arrested for loitering in Maralal on Saturday.
The girls were among a group of 25 students who were to board buses that leave the county for Nyahururu.
