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Accommodate those who fail KCPE, KCSE

Education CS Fred Matiang'i, his PS Belio Kipsang (left) and KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion (right) at the launch of Form One computerised selection at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development Nairobi on 13/12/16. PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA

The annual exam results and graduation rituals are here. Again, it is a carnival. The best candidates are feted with the predictable platitudes. The top students are hailed as the future of the country.

Analyses after analyses follow; gendered, rural-urban, private-public schools, upcountry vs urban etcetera. TV screens parade the best. There are the high-pitched ululations from family members while jubilant teachers from winning schools dance along. Self-important politicians also emerge to share the glory.

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