A new report has exposed inequalities in Kenya’s education system showing that a majority of learners in public schools lag behind those in private institutions despite the free education programmes.
According to the report by Oxfam, children from poor households receive fewer years of schooling than those from rich backgrounds, thereby reducing their chances of a better livelihood. For example, children in Nairobi County receive on average 11.2 years of schooling, compared to just 5.4 years for those in Turkana County.
The report titled “Kenya’s Inequality Crisis: The Great Economic Divide” shows that over one million children of school-going age do not attend sch
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