More students have joined Form One as a directive by Education CS Fred Matiang’i that parents be forced to take their children to school bears fruit. “We have seen an increase in the number of students joining Form One. Matiang’i issued the order last week when he toured Mama Ngina Girls’ Secondary School in Mombasa. The CS found that only 82 students of the 192 selected to join Form One at the institution had reported. Juma asked the government to make secondary education absolutely free.

Source: The Star January 22, 2018 21:45 UTC