According to official Ministry of Education figures, the number of private primary schools has more than doubled over the past four years from 7,742 in 2014 to 16,594 this year. On the other hand, public primary schools have only increased by 1,728 from 21,718 in 2014 to 23,446 currently. A similar trend obtains in secondary schools, where private ones have increased fourfold - from 1,048 in 2014 to 4,310 currently. QUALITYDr Geoffrey Wango, an education lecturer at the University of Nairobi, says parents opting for private education are simply going for quality. FUNDINGMoved by the sorry situation in public schools, President Uhuru Kenyatta said last week that the government would put more money in public schools to adequately accommodate the high student numbers.

Source: Daily Nation March 24, 2019 06:00 UTC