A private tuition alternative Kenya’s parents can actually afford.

The real cost of keeping up

Between revision books at around KSh 500 each, holiday tuition, and evening tutors charging per session, many Kenyan families spend thousands of shillings a term chasing the same goal: someone patient who can explain what the classroom didn’t have time for. And even then, the tutor comes twice a week — the confusion happens every evening.

What Kitabu replaces — and what it doesn’t

• It replaces the evening gap. A tutor your child can ask anything, any time, as many times as they need — by typing or talking, in English or Kiswahili.
• It replaces guessing. Instead of hoping the tuition is working, you watch topic-level progress every week on WhatsApp.
• It doesn’t replace teachers. Kitabu extends the classroom past the school gate; your child’s teacher stays the teacher.
• Many families use both. A human tutor twice a week, Kitabu every evening in between — at a fraction of one session’s cost.

Compare the numbers

One revision book: about KSh 500, and it can’t answer a question. One evening tutor session: often KSh 500–1,500. Kitabu: KSh 250 for the whole month, per learner, paid with M-Pesa, free to start (see pricing). For a deeper look at making evenings productive without extra tuition, read homework help without extra tuition.