Why your child may start senior school unfunded

Parents and learners during Grade 10 admission at Nyambaria High School in Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

As the first cohort of Grade 10 learners settles into Kenya's newly restructured senior schools, over a million students are attending without adequate government support. According to official data, at least one million learners-92 per cent of the total-have been admitted, yet institutions are grappling with acute funding shortfalls, highlighting strains in the transition from the 8-4-4 system to the Competency-Based Education (CBE).