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Former Kenya Wildlife Service Director Julius Kipngetich. [File, Standard]
Former Kenya Wildlife Service Director and Northern Rangelands Trust chairperson Julius Kipngetich has challenged the government and education stakeholders to urgently address the stark inequalities in access to education, saying Kenya cannot achieve inclusive development while thousands of children in the northern region remain locked out of school.
Speaking on Friday during the 29th graduation ceremony at Mount Kenya University (MKU), Dr. Kipngetich said Kenya is effectively divided into "two countries" when it comes to education, with one enjoying relatively good learning opportunities while the other continues to grapple with poor access and low school completion rates.
"People often think of one Kenya because they live in what I call Kenya A. But they should visit Kenya B, beyond Isiolo, in counties such as Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Turkana and Samburu, where the challenges facing education are enormous," he said.
