Head of Public Service Felix Kosgey has cautioned education stakeholders in the North Rift region against interfering with school operations.
Kosgey argued that the move would compromise academic standards and slow development at the affected institutions.
Speaking at St Theresa Girls High School in Nandi County, he observed that interference cases are high in the county, a trend he said is unacceptable.
“Education stakeholders, particularly parents, should stop interfering with the running of schools. This trend threatens academic standards and is unacceptable,” he noted.
Kosgey wants school heads supported and accorded ample time to run the institutions, urging disgruntled stakeholders to use established procedures to air their grievances.
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“I want to ask all of us to support and give school heads ample time to do their work. Anyone has any complaints, they should air their grievances through acceptable avenues,” added Kosgey.
Kenya Seed Company managing Director Sammy Chepsiror, for his part, appealed for concerted efforts to ensure all children in the country have access to education, which he says is a basic right.
“Education is a basic right. We should, therefore, work together to ensure all children have access to this right,” pointed out Chepsiror.
Parents storming schools over poor results and resource mismanagement are common in the region, a trend that has also been blamed on teachers’ unions.
In some schools, principals and Ministry of Education officials on one side, and sponsors on the other, have been at loggerheads over funding, resource management, and other issues for years, with attempts to address the problem bearing no fruit.
By Kimutai Langat
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