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Ministry reassures parents on Grade 10 placement amid confusion

Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The government has moved to reassure Kenyans that the transition to senior school  under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system remains on course, with learners’ interests prioritised. 

On Tuesday, shortly after the portal for revision of pathways or schools opened, parents shared stories of learners placed hundreds of kilometres from home, often in day schools logistically impossible to attend.  

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