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Intense lobbying, agony for parents as pupils scramble for top schools

Western Region Secondary school head teachers follow proceedings during form one selections at Kakamega High school on December 8, 2017. (Photo: Benjamin Sakwa)

Parents and pupils are undergoing untold pain as the rush to access good schools takes toll on them, with the Form One selection deadline fast approaching.

Some pupils who posted top grades have also rejected schools they have been placed in, faulting the process for locking them out of their dream institutions.

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