There are International schools which tend to maintain an international outlook and are less affected by the government regulations. These are run by independent foreign organizations and will either maintain an international educational curriculum or a curriculum that is specific of the country from which the organization hails. For example a Swedish school will maintain a Swedish curriculum while the curriculum for the International School of Kenya may not necessarily be reflective of one country. These try not only to maintain academic excellence but they also foster a sense of religious understanding among their students. Private schools are run by individuals or other profit making organizations and thus it goes without saying that their quality depends on how much they can spend on the school.
Harambee schools are largely community schools.
The community usually pulls resources together to start a school whose maintenance and management will largely be a community effort. Here it also goes without saying that the more the community has to pull together the better the school will be maintained. In most cases however, Harambee schools will get government support while the private school remain completely on their own. It mainly caters for people living in Kenya but who wish to have their children's education curriculum closer to that of their home country.