Mr Magoha, stop chasing mirages and focus on what matters

The government’s target of 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary school is noble. Education is the fulcrum on which virtually everything else hinges for success. If, therefore, the pivot is rickety, all else risks falling apart.

The quest for education in Kenya has driven a number of families into destitution. Many have sold land, farm produce and domestic animals in the hope something good would come out of it. Sadly, the anticipated happy ending hardly ever materialises. Unemployment among youth who have entered the job market after leaving school stands at 75 per cent with no respite in sight.