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African Agenda
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Written by Najum Mushtaq
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Thursday, 26 March 2009 17:12 |
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Some African countries may have recorded increases in school enrolment but this has been done at the expense of quality education, writes *Najum Mushtaq. When in 2003 Kenya followed its neighbours Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Malawi in introducing free and compulsory primary education for all, the response from the public as well as international donors was overwhelming.
Within the first few weeks more than 1.3 million new students were enrolled. Those who had previously not been able to send their children to school rushed to the school gates and the trend has continued ever since.
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