The Kenya National Union of Teachers, (KNUT) Bomet branch now wants boarding school sections that had been closed allowed to operate.
Branch Executive Secretary Desmond Langat said most of the schools have complied, while others are going on with preparations.
Addressing the press in Bomet town, he pointed out that transferring learners to other schools was not only cumbersome but also time wasting.
“Boarding schools that were closed for not meeting the requirements should be allowed to operate. Transferring learners at this time is not just cumbersome but also time wasting,” he said.
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Langat, who was flanked by other Union officials, described insufficient Grade 9 classrooms as a challenge in most schools, adding that the closure is also a threat to the 100 per cent transition policy.
“Insufficient Grade 9 classrooms remain a major challenge in most schools in the country. Closing schools is also a threat to the 100 per cent transition,” added Langat.
Preparedness
Meanwhile, private schools in the North Rift region have announced their preparedness for the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
Silvanus Murunga from the Leaders’ Vision Academy in Nandi County said they have acquired most of the required books and constructed Grade 9 classrooms.
“We have acquired all the required books and also set up Grade 9 classrooms and as a school we are good to go. We however want to ask the Education Ministry to include us in the distribution of books and other materials because the children we have here are also Kenyans,” added Murunga.
BY Kimutai Langat
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