Second-hand booksellers have been urged to maintain fair prices of textbooks and stationery even though bookshops have hiked prices of goods due to heavy taxation from the government.
Speaking on Sunday, Martin Okwili a quality assurance officer based in Kisumu, said the vendors should not take advantage of the increased book prices to make life even harder for parents.
''Education is already an expensive affair in this country besides, schools charging exorbitant fees, parents are also paying dearly for learning materials,'' lamented Okwili.
The vendors had reportedly hinted that they would increase prices of learning materials following the increased demand.
They currently sell at half the price of books and stationery sold in leading bookshops based at the lakeside city.
A spot check indicates that a second-hand revision book goes for about Sh400 on the streets while the same book sells at varying prices slightly over Sh900 in local bookshops.