Why private schools cannot solve public education problems in Kenya

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Prof George Magoha, made the most outrageous statement on Form One admissions this week.

If I paraphrase, it was something to the effect that those who have had their children in private primary schools should follow the same private school route for Form One admissions as he seemed to order private schools to build Junior Secondary schools to admit their candidates when they transit from primary school.

To put this into perspective, we need to understand one thing, but in two parts; first is that President Uhuru Kenyatta swore to uphold and protect the Constitution, which has a Bill of Rights – education being a cardinal one.