FACTORS LEADING TO DROP OUT AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KINANGOP DISTRICT, KENYA

Abstract

The secondary school segment in the education cycle of Kenya is important for three major reasons: It de-links one from elementary primary learning, It provides a chance for one to complete the cycle for basic education, It anchors as the springboard to either tertiary or higher learning.Despite many policies and strategies developed to enhance a smooth transition rate in school there are still some students who withdraw from school prematurely. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, for instance states categorically that every one has the right to education (UNESCO, 1998). To achieve this, the Kenya government laid down policies and allocated money in the National budget to provision of education to her people (MOEST, 2005).