Parents worry as 8-4-4 learners face neglect amid CBE transition

Langata Road Junior Secondary School , Nairobi, pupils check their lockers and items as they arrive for the schools opening  of First Term 2026 calendar. January 5th,2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

It is back-to-school, with parents crowding bookshops and uniform stores and hawkers cashing in on last-minute stationery sales.

But at Green Park Bus Terminus in Nairobi, beyond the familiar January rush, anxiety hangs heavy.