Tag: education in Kenya

Kenya has long aimed to bring 100 percent of its primary students to high school. Over one million Kenyan students finished their primary school education in 2020, and all are expected to attend high school, but many factors continue to hold these students back. Many Kenyan parents are unable to pay for the school fees and many students must travel long distances just to get to their schools. The government has helped solve some of these challenges through partnerships with private sector businesses for education funding and eradicating poverty by empowering local communities. Many tuition fees are also waived for secondary schools. But parents still must pay for meals, transportation, uniforms and other things necessary for learning, and many Kenyan communities still have cultural tra...