Elimu Bora Working Group (EBWG), an education lobby group under the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), on Monday, January 6, issued seven demands to the government over the education sector. In a press release, the group faulted the government over the much debated Junior Secondary School (Grade 9) transition, inadequate funding of education at basic and tertiary levels, wastage of public funds and exploitation of students and parents, and poor policy implementation in the education sector.
The group lamented the decline in the quality of education in the country and called for urgent reforms amidst the reopening of schools nationwide for the typically hectic 'Term One.' "The Elimu Bora Working Group is concerned that the education sector in Kenya is on a downward trend.
Almost every pillar guaranteeing inclusive, free, quality public education has been destroyed," the statement read in part.
A group of secondary students walking in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD).
