Education reforms timely

NAIROBI: Several factors stand to blame for the drop in education standards. These include shortage of text books, an underdeveloped curriculum, lack of adequate teachers and inequitable distribution of other learning resources.

An expensive education system is also partly responsible for high school drop-out rates.
Another notable factor impacting negatively on the quality of education is chronic teacher absenteeism, which, in a way compounds poor staffing. It is for this reason that Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has issued a warning to teachers who disregard their work that they face the sack.