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).