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Free education means nothing if it's bereft of quality and equity

As the August 8 General Election draws closer, Kenyans have been treated to all sorts of promises from across the political divide in a bid to win votes.

The pledges range from infrastructure development, enhanced maternal health care, cancer clinics, water, jobs for the youth, key government appointments, pensions for the elderly to free secondary education. Free secondary education stands out as one of the promises likely to be forgotten soon after the polls.

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