Schools are struggling in silence, says PS Bitok

Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr. Julius Bitok. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Kenya’s secondary schools are facing a silent but deepening crisis, as underfunding, low enrolment, and skewed resource distribution threaten the future of thousands of learners, particularly in small, rural institutions.

The situation is so dire that over 5,000 public secondary schools received no students in the last placement exercise, despite the expected transition of more than 1.2 million learners from primary to secondary school.