Author: By Stephene Maende

A teacher takes pupils through a lesson under a makeshift classroom in Turkana county. [File, Standard] Kenya loves to celebrate its education milestones, such as free primary schooling, 100 per cent transition from primary to junior and senior secondary schools, and billions of shillings poured into classrooms.  But behind the fanfare lies a harsh truth: Thousands of children are in school but not learning. Education should be the ladder out of poverty and inequality. Yet poor quality of education turns it into a trap. A deeper look into the quality dimension reveals glaring inequities that undermine this promise. According to…

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