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Why we should mourn end of competition in schools

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Some of the top candidates in the 2022 KCPE exam display their scores. [Edward Kosut, Standard]

Our education system has gone through revolutions and evolutions in the last 127 years since Kenya became a British protectorate in 1895.

We have focused more on revolutions, particularly changes in the number of years a student spends in primary school, secondary school or university.

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