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Mixed reactions greet fate of Grade 7 learners

Nyamachaki Primary School Grade Six pupils celebrate after sitting for Kenya Primary School Education Assessment exams. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Mixed reactions have greeted the government's decision to domicile junior secondary schools in primary schools with majority of principals terming it as a major relief because they were not well prepared to host the young learners.

In Migori county, junior secondary classrooms that had been built in secondary schools will now be used to accommodate the increasing Form One learners.

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