Invest in junior secondary, private schools urged

State Department for Early Learning and Basic Education Deputy Director Martin Kungania (left) with Kenya Private Schools Association Chairman Charles Ochome at Moi Educational Centre in Nairobi on Friday. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The government has appealed to private school owners to invest more in infrastructure in preparation for the transition of Grade Six learners to junior secondary school.

Speaking during a session with private school directors at the Moi Education Centre in Nairobi, Education Principal Quality Assurance and Standards Susan Onyango said the high number of the pioneer class of students to be enrolled in the junior secondary in January next year will only be achievable if private schools did their part in ensuring they are ready for the transition.