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British High Commissioner Jane Marriot with Global Teacher Award Winner Peter Tabichi during a lesson at Keriko Secondary School in Njoro, Nakuru County on May 17, 2021. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
There are thousands of children and youth not attending school due to Covid-19 and related problems. School dropout has also been exacerbated by pre-Covid-19 educational inequalities.
The dire situation, aggravated by the poor economy in an already fragile education system, has generated unprecedented challenges that we must tackle together. Education is a shared responsibility, and progress can only be made through common efforts. This is essential to meeting Universal Primary Education in response to Sustainable Development Goal on education (SDG 4).
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