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Inside Kenya's most populated primary school

Bungoma DEB Primary school children seated on the floor during morning assembly.

Since the government rolled out the free primary education programme in 2003, there has been an increase in the number of pupils joining school. However, little has been done to improve infrastructure.

Saturday Standard visited Kenya’s most populated primary school to experience what it takes to learn or teach here. 

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