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Education has a diverse and immersed contribution to economic, political and rural development of any nation. Education expansions at any level promote or undermine the rate of GNP growth by creating a productive labour force with increased knowledge and skills. According to the MDG goal of universal access to primary schooling by year 2015 target that everywhere, boys and girls alike will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. The national net enrolment rate in Kenya has been in decline and it has deteriorated from 80% in 1990to 74% in (Mics2000). This is likely to reverse as the government of Kenya has introduced free primary Education and it's likely that the Universal primary education may be achieved by the year 2015.In achieving the Universal Primary Education (UPE) by 2015, The Kenya�s Government hasn't reconsider the provision of all-inclusive education for the disabled, distressed and disbanded children of all kinds and gender. Although there is official recognition of growing number of orphans in the country, there has not been any concern to the increasing vulnerable street children and other OVC to get quality life and access education.

With the HIV/AIDS infection rate of 14% in sub-Saharan Africa and second highest ranked with school drop out rate of 74% in the country. The cities have the highest number of orphans and street children whom most of them are orphans that joined the street to get alternative source of livelihood after the death of either or both parents. Due to socio-economic and security threat that they face in the streets and the free primary education opportunity that the new government (NARC that came to power in Dec the year 2002) is implementing, there is an urgent need to help the orphans and street children also owned the opportunity.

This is also to supplement the government efforts to secure security safe streets, reduce child labour and have all children�s get free and compulsory primary education by the year 2015. In the region it's noted that the child-headed households and the number assuming the parental responsibilities are alarmingly rising with most children joining the ranked of street boys and children where they face the risk of HIV/AIDS infections among dangers. This surviving children are discriminated against by their relatives and friends often to the point of losing their estates/properties including their family homes that they were to inherit while still in the street struggling for food, insecurity, psychosocial trauma, lack of schooling services and shelter that are evidenced.

The most threatened areas are the communities a round L.VICTORIA which is the most densely populated rural region in the world, with living conditions characterized by severe poverty, diseases, and ranked highest in HIV/AIDS infection rate of 14% in sub-Saharan Africa and second highest ranked with school drop out rate of 74%in the country. The cities has the highest number of street children whom most of them are orphans that joined the street to get alternative source of livelihood after the death of either or both parents. Due to socio-economic and security threat that they face in the streets and the free primary education opportunity that the new government (NARC that came to power in Dec the year 2002) is implementing, there is an urgent need to help the street children also owned the opportunity getting quality life that is community self-sustainable.

Socio-economic indicators for 2002

Total number of households	89,776
Average household size	6
Female headed households	5,700 (widows)
Child headed households	1,100
Disabled	5,013 (10%)
Children needing special protection	10,000
Absolute poverty (rural)	57%
Primary School Enrolment	72.5%
Secondary School Enrolment	33.2%
Girl drop out rate (Primary)	5.8%
Boy drop out rate (Primary)	5.3%
Teacher/pupil ratio (Primary)	1:50

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