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Education is meant to be the great equalizer, but as the country prepares for the transition of Pioneer Junior Secondary school learners to grade 9, a stark reality emerges. Even as the ministry of education exudes confidence that all set for Monday's re-opening of school, in Nyamira County and other remote areas, hundreds of learners will face a rude awakening as they report to find no classrooms ready to accommodate them. This is in contrast to their counterparts in other regions who will settle in with ease.
NOT READY FOR GRADE 9
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