Do the poor folk stand a chance in Kenya's education system?

Last week, I heaved a big sigh as the Education CS spoke of public schools having performed  dismally when compared to private schools. Well, what did I expect? The Kenyan public schools, whether primary, secondary or tertiary institutions are the most neglected  government institutions and expecting a high performance from them can be termed as the joke of the year so to say.

Just before we delve into demystifying the fact that poor people in Kenya have an uphill task in getting a higher quality education, I think it will be prudent for me to say that when talking about public schools, I do not mean those uptown "public" schools whose termly fees is tripple the salary of some civil servants, but the real public schools whose pupils and students don't even understand why some people wear shoes to school in the first place.