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Crisis looms in junior secondary as more students join Grade Nine

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Kenya Primary Schools Heads Association (Kepsha) chairman Johnson Nzioka. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The over 23,000 junior secondary schools are staring at a crisis as they anticipate a steep increase in student population.

This is likely to cause serious congestion, a shortage of tutors and overstretched facilities as the pioneer class graduates from Grade 8 to 9 in January.

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