Education sector suffers blow as cases of school dropout increases in Baringo

Pupils attend a lesson under a tree at Nachurur Primary School in Tiaty Constituency, Baringo County. [File, Standard]

Many schools in Baringo North and Tiaty are almost deserted as hundreds of pupils drop out.

The rising cases of school dropouts, affecting both boys and girls, have been attributed to the movement of families in search of water and pasture for their livestock.