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Grade 10 admission clouded by financial struggles

Students during Grade 10 admission at Friends Senior School Bokoli Boys, Bungoma County, on January 19, 2026. [Jackline Inyanji, Standard] 

With only a day to the Grade 10 admissions deadline on Wednesday, thousands of learners from vulnerable households remain stranded at home, their dreams hanging in the balance despite excelling in the Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA).

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