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Why schools in Kenya will open days earlier

A standard one teacher at Hyrax primary school in Nakuru writing on the board while two pupils supports the board from falling down .The class is congested and it is being shared by Standard one and Nursery pupils .PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH

The Government has taken drastic steps to improve performance in mathematics in lower classes.

Some 21,095 primary school pupils will have their two-month holiday cut short to take part in a study aimed at improving the quality of the subject.

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