Parents in Nandi East sub-county are demanding the construction of JSS classrooms in schools in the area by next year.
They said that their children were being subjected to long treks in addition to insecurity as they crossed thick forests and bad weather as they go to schools kilometres away every day.
The parents said that it was unfair that the Ministry of Education (MoE) was unfair when they only selected schools with Grade 6 candidates to host JSS classes in 2023. Other factors such as distance from one school to another, terrain and availability of infrastructure were neglected by then education officers.
Parents who spoke to Education News from Timobo, Kipkorom, Serengonik and Kibabet wondered why their children had to travel three to four kilometres in order to access JSS education.
“My child commutes daily from Kibabet to Mogobich yet we have enough infrastructure in our local primary schools,” wondered one parent.
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The same cries were shared by parents of Kipkoimet, Chebinyiny, Chemartim and Ndubusat Primary schools.
The interviewed parents blamed the increase in school dropouts among their boys and pregnancy among the girls on the great distances required to access education.
Bringing schools closer, they said, will make education more accessible and curb the increased dropout and pregnancy rates in the sub-county.
By Our Reporter
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