No time for much today. Out partying. Just time to link to this, from Kenya:

Nyanza Provincial Commissioner Aggrey Mudinyu yesterday expressed fear that the province may once again perform dismally in national examinations.

Mudinyu said education standards have steadily deteriorated in the province due lack of co-ordination among education stakeholders.

"All has not been well with the education sector in the region and I foresee a situation where our candidates may perform poorly in KCPE and KSCE," he said.

Mudinyu said Nyanza came second last in the last year's national examinations after North Eastern Province, adding that a stakeholders meeting needed to discuss the falling education standards in the region.

And why might education standards be falling? The next two paragraphs throw some light on that:

Mudinyu was speaking at Moi Stadium during Kenyatta Day celebrations. Present were Kisumu DC Wilfred ole Legei, Kisumu Mayor Priscah Auma and provincial police boss Bakari Jambeni.

Mudinyu assured the residents of enhanced security as he promised that within one week the police would curb insecurity in the town.

This is a place where the politicians are promising that within a week "insecurity" will be "curbed", and by "curbed" I'm guessing they don't mean got rid of. In a world like that, education is bound to be one hell of a struggle.

One thing's for sure. Just using phrases like "lack of co-ordination among education stakeholders" isn't going to make much difference, if any.

Count your blessings.