Education: Lessons from next door

World Bank recommended that other countries in the region look to Kenya for lessons on how to improve their education systems. PHOTO | NMG | FILE

What you need to know:

  • It is a dramatic change of fortunes. Up until about 15 years ago, Kenyan students were overrunning Ugandan schools as parents sent them to study away from what was a broken system. The exodus led to an explosion in private schools, and a whole sub-economy built around Kenyan students. Not anymore.