Obama sister decries low standards of education, unemployment

Kitui County Governor’s wife Edith Malombe (third right) and Sauti Kuu CEO Dr Auma Obama (second left) join Kitui Health Workers Dancers during the launch of Kyeni Foundation and Family Planning Strategy at the Kitui Showgrounds Friday. [PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The sister of US President Barack Obama Friday decried the poor quality of education in the country, saying it was contributing to unemployment that currently runs at 72 per cent.

Speaking at Ithookwe Show Ground in Kitui where she launched the Kyeni Foundation and Kitui County Family Planning Strategy, Dr Auma Obama lamented that public schools and universities were “failing our children”.