And why wouldn't it? It hurts most other things it touches.

From allafrica.com:

Free schooling has compromised the quality of education in primary schools, a new study says.

Although the programme, introduced in January last year, has increased enrolment, the quality of teaching and learning has declined due to inadequate facilities.

According to an unpublished study by ActionAid (Kenya), many parents and teachers have complained about a serious decline in tuition due to class overcrowding and a lopsided teacher-pupil ratio.

The study, which sought to assess the impact of the free primary education on selected pastoralist communities, attributes the problems to the fact that it was hurriedly introduced to fulfil a pre-election pledge by Narc.

Funny how you always seem to end up getting what you pay for.