Usawa Agenda Executive Director Emmanuel Manyasa during the launch of the 2026 Junior School Education and Senior School Survey Reports at KICD in Nairobi on August 19, 2026. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

After spending seven years in school, nearly three in every 10 learners are joining Junior School without being able to read and understand a simple Grade 3 story or solve a basic Grade 3 mathematics problem.

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