Education stakeholders in the North Rift have appealed for the structuring of schools’ management boards in the country.
Led by former Chesumei MP Wilson Kogo, they observed that the move will help boost the day to day running of the institutions.
Speaking in Kapsabet town, he lamented that some schools have not realized development despite funding due to mismanagement.
“Many schools have not realized much development due to mismanagement. This is worrying and to address this problem, there is need to restructure school boards,” he noted.
Kogo, who also served in the Parliamentary Education Committee, further called for the appointment of fully qualified individuals into the boards, a move he argues will boost competence.
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“We have seen unqualified members serving in school boards. This has impacted negatively on the running of the schools. As an individual with keen interest in education, I suggest that policies be changed so that only professionals are picked to the institutions’ boards,” observed Kogo.
The stakeholders also warned against political interference in schools, noting such curtails efforts of improving academic standards in the country.
Meanwhile, the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers, Narok Branch has scaled up the push for the gazettement of the county as a hardship area.
Branch Executive Secretary Charles Ng’eno observed that teachers in the region face numerous hardships, which include poor road network, long distances to school and harsh weather conditions, and the gazettement will help boost their morale.
By Kimutai Lang’at
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