Tanzania, March 23 -- Bagamoyo. Despite the Tanzanian government's ambitious plan to establish a secondary school in every administrative ward, a recent investigation by The Citizen reveals a sobering reality: thousands of students continue to walk gruelling distances each day to access their right to education.

The schools were intended to bring secondary education closer to every Tanzanian child, particularly those in remote rural areas.

Yet the investigation found a significant gap between policy and practice. In many parts of Bagamoyo District, students walk between 14 and 30 kilometres daily to attend classes.

The situation contravenes the 2019 School Construction and Maintenance Strategy (SCMS), which stipulates that pre-primary ...