1.2 m children dropped out of schools in 10 Northeastern counties

THE STANDARD
By
Antony Gitonga |
February 1st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Mandera Governor Ali Roba (L) who is also the chair Frontier Counties Development Council with his counterparts Dhadho Godhana (Tana River) and Josephat Nanok (Turkana) in Naivasha on 31/1/21. [Anthony Gitonga, Standard]
At least 1.2 million children have dropped out of school in 10 North Eastern counties.
Governors from the region attributed the high number of dropouts to insecurity, lack of teachers, drought and recently the Covid-19 pandemic.
They said when the schools reopened early this year after the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 107,000 learners did not report back to their schools.
The county chiefs who met under the Frontier Counties Development Council blamed the State, saying the Ministry of Education has not done enough to address the issues around the large number of dropouts.

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