Back to school and grade 10 admissions going on countrywide. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]Learning is yet to begin in senior secondary schools, as students enter the second week with uncertainty over delay in deliver of textbooks, mass switching of learning pathways and, in some institutions, low reporting. The delay follows the Ministry of Education’s decision to extend the reporting deadline to January 21 after it failed to achieve the 100 per cent transition target within the initial one-week window.

Source: Standard Digital January 21, 2026 12:34 UTC