Kenyans forgo food for better education, but to what end?

Education CS George Magoha during training of teachers on the Competency Based Curriculum at Kakamega High School yesterday. [Duncan Ocholla, Standard]

For most Kenyans, education is the beaten path to success. Not just any education, good education.

That is why every morning, Ruth’s mother squeezes Sh100 into her tiny palm and sends her to a tin-shacked, informal school in Korogocho slum, Nairobi.