It has been the trend for parents or guardians to take good care of their young ones. However, this seemingly isn't the case anymore as things have really changed over the last few decades as far as education is concerned.
The girl child education has been prioritized and hyped around the country.
Still there isn’t much difference with the boys especially when the said children hail from honestly humble homes. Poverty sadly plays a major role in depriving off these children the right to education compared to their counterparts whose keepers are better off financially.
Eventually, this leads to underperformance in their KCPE exams. This is according to a report by Uwezo Kenya, an initiative that aims to improve competencies in literacy and numeracy among children aged 6 to 16 years in East Africa.
The report further revealed the state of education in North Eastern Region of Kenya. It is a fact that in 2014, 16% of children aged 7 years and under in standard 1 in the region were unable to read letters in comparison to only about 2% of their counterparts in Nairobi.
Contrary to expectations in 2011, 40% of children between the ages of 7 and 13 could read a class 2 story and solve class 2division arithmetic. The figure dropped to 39% in 2014, a cause for concern.
The government and other stakeholders ought to work on means to alleviate poverty to pave way for smoother running of academic activities around the country.
By Kevin Mumelo