Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday called on rich nations to back the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) initiative which seeks to support the education of children in low-income countries.

The two held a virtual meeting in which they also engaged with pupils in Nairobi and London, to champion for education for all.

"Of course in some parts of the world like Kenya and, many other parts of the globe resources are scarce. That is why Boris and I are really trying to work hard in the next couple of months to raise money to ensure no child is left behind, and everyone has an opportunity to get quality education that gives them a quality foundation to be great citizens of the globe in the years to come," said President Kenyatta.

Boris urged rich countries to pool resources to achieve this and help avail technology to learners in underprivileged regions.

"We want the world to come together, we want the richest countries to make a big contribution to educating young people of the planet. We want to bridge the digital divide, we are going to help people with technology and we are also very focused on the divide between boys and girls," said Boris.

GPE is the largest global fund solely dedicated to transforming education in lower-income countries, and a unique, multi-stakeholder partnership. It aims to deliver quality education so that every child can have wider horizons.

President Kenyatta reiterated his administration's commitment to ensuring every Kenyan child has access to quality education through the free basic education program and the 100 percent transition from primary to secondary schools policy.

On his part, Boris also reiterated his administration's commitment to the educational for all agenda saying through GPE, Kenya and the UK were targeting to get 88 million girls to access quality education.

"In some countries, girls are not getting the education they need and people aren't treating girls the same as boys when it comes to education. They are not getting the same funding and attention," he said.