Jubilee and NASA have both promised free secondary education should they win this year’s election. However, this in itself sounds like a lofty aspiration, as neither of the parties has outlined how they expect to achieve this goal. They must also demonstrate that they have an admissions policy, otherwise elderly people will show up when schools re-open and demand to be admitted solely on the grounds that education has been made free. Free secondary education ought not to be offered as an end in itself, it must promise a social benefit both to the beneficiaries and to the taxpayers who will foot the bill. See Also: Jubilee party planning massive Filimbi MovementAs such, voters must put pressure on political leaders to demonstrate that they have thought through their promise and they have a clear idea that the collective benefit that funding free secondary education through taxpayer money will give Kenya value for money.

Source: Standard Digital June 12, 2017 06:56 UTC