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Qualitative education should be the antidote to curriculum crisis

Students and teachers of Riabigutu Secondary celebrate at the streets of Masimba Town in Kisii County after recording a historic A- in 2025 KCSE results. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard]

In Kenya, where the median age is 20 and over half the population is under 25, education should be the engine of transformation.

Yet, our system remains trapped in a quantitative quagmire, obsessed with enrollment figures, exam scores, and graduation rates, while sidelining the qualitative essence that truly empowers learners.

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