THE STANDARD
EDUCATION
Form One students endure a chilly morning and long lines to be admitted at Kapsabet Boys. [Edward Kosut, Standard]
A major crisis is looming as secondary schools struggle to accommodate the high number of students in order to meet the government’s 100 per cent primary to secondary transition policy.
Other pupils in the countryside were yesterday staring at the possibility of failing to join secondary school due to lack of fees as parents face hard economic times.
In Nyanza and Western, most schools reported high turn-out of Form One students.
For instance, Maseno School in Kisumu County said his school expected to admit 650 students, 100 more than last year.
THE STANDARD By
Stephen Rutto |
February 23rd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Police officers keep guard as Moi Girls High School students protest demanding the removal of their principal. [File, Standard]
Students of Moi Girls’ High School Eldoret are expected back today, a week after the institution was closed following a protest by the learners over a litany of complaints.
The school was closed last Wednesday after agitated students demanded the removal of Principal Christine Chumba.
A new battlefront has also emerged, with a section of parents now pointing fingers at what they termed as “bogus Parents Association members” and an indifferent administration.
THE STANDARD
RIFT VALLEY
Students at Moi Girls High School in Eldoret protest, demanding the removal of their school principal. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]
Moi Girls High School in Eldoret has been closed indefinitely following protests Wednesday morning, in which students accused their school principal of ‘arrogance’.
The learners have until tomorrow to vacate the premises.
“Due to the current unrest in school, you are required to pick your daughter before the end of today,” Education Director Gitonga Mbaka wrote in a memo.
Students went on the rampage this morning demanding the transfer of school Principal Christine Chumba.
They blocked the school s gate for hours before they were addressed by Uasin Gishu County education officials.