Abstract:

Education is a vital tool in the developmental process of any given nation and therefore a critical examination of any lack thereof is essential for it has a bearing at both individual and national front.  The purpose of this study therefore was to investigate the causes of education wastage and mitigation strategies in public secondary schools in Kitui central sub county in Kitui County, Kenya.  A case study design was used and qualitative interviewing was used to gather qualitative data.  Quota sampling was used to select boys, girls and mixed public secondary schools and further used to select one  school from each subgroup. Criterion purposive sampling was used to select two students from the boys’ and girls’ schools sampled and one boy and one girl from the sampled mixed public secondary school.  The sample size was six respondents: 3 boys and 3 girls.  The findings revealed that the causes of education wastage in public secondary schools in Kitui central sub county in Kitui County, Kenya are pertinent issues that need concerted effort of the education stakeholders in the region in order to sort them out.  The findings further revealed that the mitigation strategies proposed are applicable and can minimize education wastage

Keywords: