It was a sigh of relief to the parents of Jack Mbabu after the ministry of education confirmed that the boy, who scored an impressive 417 marks in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) will now join Mang'u High after being denied a chance at Starehe Boys Center.

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Education CS Amina Mohammed ordered that Mbabu is admitted to the new school immediately to ensure that he catches up with those who had already been admitted.

“That issue has been resolved and the student who was going to Starehe has been posted to Mang’u,” CS Amina confirmed.

Speaking to Qwetu radio on Monday, David Babu, the father of the boy lauded the ministry of education for taking swift action to ensure his son gets chance in another school after facing rejection at Starehe.

"I want to thank the ministry of education for standing with our boy and ensuring that he gets admission to another good school," said Babu.

Babu said Mang'u is equally a good place for their boy and executed confidence in the performance of the school. Starehe boys center denied Mbabu admission after accusing the father of the boy of inappropriate behavior and failing to meet admission requirements.

Although they produced all the necessary requirements including the placement letter from the Ministry of Education, a receipt of Ksh.70,000 for fee payment made to the school’s account and a tag used to gain entrance into the school, their attempts to have their son admitted remained futile.