No labs in 1,600 Senior Schools as Grade 10 learning begins Monday

Education CS Dr Julius Ogamba and PS Prof Julius Bitok during the releasing of 2025 KCSE results at AIC Chebisas Boys in Eldoret Uasin Gishu Country on December 9, 2026. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

At least 1,600 secondary schools across the country lack functional laboratories as teaching and learning for the first cohort of Grade 10 students under the Competency-Based Curriculum begins on Monday.

This raises concerns over equity and preparedness in senior secondary education.