Education stakeholders in Machakos have vowed to ensure that all grade 9 students, especially in the rural areas, are enrolled to Junior Secondary schools.

The stakeholders, comprising a multi-agency team, including sub-county directors, village elders, education officers, Chiefs and their assistants, who went to the grassroots level in search of students who have not yet enrolled in grade 9.

Machakos County Director of Education Margaret Mwirigi, while speaking to the media, said that they were working with several stakeholders to ensure not only grade 9 but all students have reported back to school.

She disclosed that the Ministry of Education, through the Kenya Primary Education Equity in Learning (KPEEL) program, had constructed 106 classrooms to completion in phase 1 and that they were distributed across the 9 subcounties in Machakos County.