Despite these attempts, however, many private schools could not sustain their operations, with the Kenya Private Schools Association estimating in July that over 100 private schools might not resume learning when schools reopen in 2021. Unfortunately, there are not enough public schools to accommodate all the children who might need to change schools. Public schools only increased by 1,728 from 21,718 to 23,446 over the same period. The city county has many mushrooming private primary schools, with a growth rate of 12 per cent against public schools’ 3.2 per cent. However, many private schools serving the poor slum dwellers may not have the capacity to repay the loans, their concessionality notwithstanding.

Source: Standard Digital December 31, 2020 07:18 UTC