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Education PS flags possible scrapping of C4 schools

State Department for Basic Education PS Julius Bitok before the National Assembly Committee on Education, at Continental House, Parliament, Nairobi. February 24, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Ministry of Education may be forced to scrap Category 4 (C4) schools after more than 1,000 of them failed to receive a single Grade 10 learner during this year’s placement, Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has announced.

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