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We didn’t favour public schools, says Education PS David Muchunguh The government has denied engaging in manipulation of KCPE results in favour of public primary schools, even as owners of private academies raised questions over the sudden dip in performance of their institutions. Private schools have for decades produced the bulk of top students in national exams, but public institutions turned the tables on them in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). The Early Learning and Basic Education principal secretary, Dr Julius Jwan, in an interview yesterday, however, denied accusations that moderation of the results was done to favour public school candidates, dismissing the claims as a myth. “Why would we do it this time? What would we want to achieve? These are all Kenyan children and they did quite well. Let’s not do business and play politics with the future of young people,” he told the Nation, adding that standardisation cannot be
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NCBA, Isuzu join hands in school bus financing
Thursday January 28 2021
By KEVIN ROTICH
Summary
Under the financing deal, private schools will enjoy up to 72-month repayment period on buses bought from Isuzu East Africa. The NCBA loans have an interest rate of 13 percent.
The financing deal was arrived at following a consultation with 822 schools under the Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA) umbrella.
NCBA Bank #ticker:NCBA is targeting schools with a new financing deal to meet transport demand amid a reduction in buses’ carrying capacity due to coronavirus.
This comes on the back of a requirement restricting school buses to utilise half of their normal capacity.