Government should explore more creative ways of funding education

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya yearns to upscale the standards of education to march developed countries like the USA, UK, Canada and Australia. This is a good thing because some of our graduates end up in these countries' job markets.

However, the 6.6 per cent of the GDP allocated to the education sector, although commendable, cannot sustain the desire to elevate our standards of education. Notably, the Abidjan Principles underscore the need for states to prioritise the funding and provision of free, quality, public education.