This study was carried out in Tulimani Division Makueni District. It covered poverty and dropout rates in primary s~hools. The ' major objective of this study was to examine the poverty and its implications 11n the school dropout and educational sector, the existing government interventions and also sought the effective policy recommendations for better conditions in the education sector.
The study employed beth qualiunive and quantitative approaches, interview and structured questionnaire was used respectively. It was edited coded and analyzed by the use of table drawing, which put respondents in percentages and literature interpretations
followed subsequently.
The study observed that ther(; are v~rious causes of school drop out but poverty was found to be the leading causes. It affected the learners in a way that they failed to pay school fees, lack of scholastic materials, poor health conditions and poor feeding lead:ng to poor performance and her.;:;e dropping out of school.
