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Confusion and anxiety grip Kenyan parents as the chaotic Grade 10 placement system leaves thousands of learners stranded just days before reopening.
Confusion, anxiety, and administrative chaos have rocked Kenyan homes this week as the government’s placement system for Grade 10 learners crashed under the weight of poor planning, leaving thousands of students stranded just days before schools reopen.
The bungled process has turned what should be a milestone transition into Senior Secondary School into a nightmare for parents, many of whom are now scrambling to secure slots in institutions far from their homes or financial reach. The crisis exposes deep cracks in the Ministry of Education’s readiness for this critical phase of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
For the average Kenyan parent, already grappling with the high cost of living, this uncertainty is expensive. Parents are reporting being assigned to schools hundreds of kilometers away without consultation, forcing last-minute travel and budget adjustments.
Education stakeholders have accused the ministry of rushing the process without adequate public participation. While officials promise that all students will be placed, the reality on the ground is a frantic rush that favors the well-connected while leaving the majority in the dark.
As the clock ticks toward Monday’s reopening, the silence from the top leadership is deafening. Parents deserve better than a lottery system for their children’s future.
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