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Four-year-old Stacey Musimbi sits inside a specialised early childhood deaf unit programme in Nairobi. Reuters/Samantha Sais

Are Kenyan children ready for the leap from pre‑primary to primary school?

Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, African Population and Health Research Center and Njora Hungi, African Population and Health Research Center

Early childhood education services have proliferated in the public and private sectors. But many children who attend these preschool centres do not receive quality services.
A parent surveys the scene of Kenya’s worst school fire, in which 63 students died in 2001. Recent arson attacks have been aimed at disruption. Reuters

Fighting fire with fire is unlikely to stem Kenya student unrest

Benta A. Abuya, African Population and Health Research Center and Nelson Muhia, African Population and Health Research Center

A shocking wave of school fires set by students across Kenya has elicited a range of counter-measures, none of which appears to get to the root of the problem.

Related Topics

  1. Early education
  2. Education
  3. Exclusive breastfeeding
  4. International Labour Organization
  5. Kenya
  6. Kenyan health
  7. Life skills
  8. Preschool
  9. Primary school
  10. World Health Organization (WHO)

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