Examinations help a country measure if its system of education is teaching the skills and knowledge needed to meet development goals.
Kenya faces the challenge of delivering quality education without discriminating against learners based on social or economic background.
Ignoring local realities risks excluding children from learning.
A new education system in set to replace the 32-year-old 8-4-4 system which has come to symbolise much of what’s wrong with education in Kenya today.