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Halt this shocking decline of Kenya education standards

A survey by Uwezo Kenya showing that majority of Class Eight pupils in public primary schools can hardly read or write is shocking but not unexpected.

The truth is that the majority of students joining Form One are illiterate. The reasons for this sorry state of affairs is firstly the Government’s reluctance to put emphasis on early childhood education.

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