Author: By Agatha Kimani

Audio By Vocalize Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development Director Charles Ong’ondo during a past interview. [File, Standard]                                                It is a hot afternoon, and Luke — not his real name — tends to his two scrawny cows. He plans to sell the only one that gives his family at least a litre of milk a day to raise school fees for his daughter when the second term begins. This is the reality many parents face as they struggle to keep their children in school. Meanwhile, the government appears overwhelmed by a raft of challenges: inadequate capitation, a persistent shortage of teachers, limited…

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Audio By Vocalize Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development Director Charles Ong’ondo during a past interview. [File, Standard]                                                It is a hot afternoon, and Luke — not his real name — tends to his two scrawny cows. He plans to sell the only one that gives his family at least a litre of milk a day to raise school fees for his daughter when the second term begins. This is the reality many parents face as they struggle to keep their children in school. Meanwhile, the government appears overwhelmed by a raft of challenges: inadequate capitation, a persistent shortage of teachers, limited…

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