Expand facilities to accord more students higher learning

The icing on the cake for students who have gone through eight years of primary education and four years of secondary education is earning a place in one of our universities. For parents and students alike, the pride of making it to university cannot be gainsaid, for it is the reward for hard work. The importance of education cannot be understated.

Education gave students a ladder out of poverty. It opened doors to great opportunity. Thus the announcement by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS) which replaced the Joint Admissions Board (JAB) that 17,000 students, despite qualifying to join universities, have missed slots in the first selection exercise is heartbreaking.