Schools are struggling in silence, says PS Bitok

Kenya's secondary schools are facing a silent but deepening crisis, as underfunding, low enrolment, and skewed resource distribution threaten the future of thousands of learners, particularly in small, rural institutions.

The situation is so dire that over 5,000 public secondary schools received no students in the last placement exercise, despite the expected transition of more than 1.2 million learners from primary to secondary school.

According to Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr.

Julius Bitok, the sustainability of some schools is in question.  "In Elgeyo Marakwet, after meeting with principals, it became very clear that we need to have a national conversation about the viability of some schools.