What political parties need to make free secondary education a reality

Jubilee and NASA have both promised free secondary education should they win this year’s election. However, this in itself sounds like a lofty aspiration, as neither of the parties has outlined how they expect to achieve this goal.

Whereas it is easy for politicians to make elections pledges, the public must put them to account now so that they can elaborate how they intend to achieve that dream without watering down the quality of education.

Already, public schools are facing a shortage of teachers, therefore, any promise of offering free schooling must of necessity, be backed by a plan on what either party intends to do to bridge the teacher-to-student ratio and how it intends to raise the money to fit their salary bill.