Double investment in education to improve quality and access

Senior secondary school learners have been allocated Sh19,628 per student. This amount should be raised to Sh35,000. Before the split into Senior and Junior Secondary, learners were allocated Sh22,244. [iStockphoto]

Chapter 4 Article 43(1) f, of the Constitution provides that every Kenyan citizen is entitled to, among other rights and freedoms, the right to education.

This is in line with the Education for All goals that call on countries to ensure they provide their citizens with free, accessible and equitable education, in tandem with the SDG 4 agenda.