Amos Njeru

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Amos Njeru

When, in January 2003, Kenya became the first African country to introduce free and compulsory basic education, the world rippled with surprise. Former United States President Bill Clinton even flew to Nairobi to witness this feat. Here was a game-changing move by an African country that had recognised the need to ensure that no child was left behind—in a continent that for decades had paid lip service to ending illiteracy, disease and ignorance but had barely moved to actualise that goal.