A stampede at a primary school in Kenya resulted in the deaths of 14 young children. Though there's speculation over why the children died, it highlights the issue of overcrowding in Kenyan schools. The school had 3,128 pupils and 51 classrooms - on average classes would have over 60 students in them at a time. Maurice Mutisya shares his insights with Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa on just how bad the overcrowding situation is and what can be done about it.
How big a problem is overcrowding in Kenya's schools and what's behind it?
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