Boys face barriers to education, leading to rising dropout rates

University of Nairobi students protest along the streets of Nairobi citing increased hostel fee, inequality in the new University funding model among others. [File, Standard]

As Kenya celebrates milestones in education, a worrying trend is emerging: fewer boys are completing secondary school as recently witnessed in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam results.

This has raised concerns among educators, and policymakers who now feel that the boy child has been forgotten.