As the Ministry of Education in Kenya continues to push for 100 per cent transition of pupils after KCPE to secondary schools, Tharaka Nithi County Commissioner Norbert Jara Komora is confident that the county has taken measures to ensure every child who sat for KCPE has joined secondary school.
In 2018, the government adopted the Policy on Universal Access to Basic Education, which seeks to ensure all children enroll in primary school and complete their secondary education with a 100 per cent transition rate.
In his first ever interview with the press in the county on Tuesday, Komora cautioned teachers and school heads against sending students home due to fee arrears, insisting that the government had taken the initiative of supporting students in public schools through bursary disbursements.
According to Komora, the government has committed to support education at all levels of learning, insisting that all school going children should be given a chance to learn with the introduction of TVET’s to the education sector.
The County Commissioner noted that he would be meeting with the County Education Board and education stakeholders in the county where Deputy County Commissioners from the 7 sub-counties and 26 Assistant County Commissioners from across the county would ensure every student has joined secondary school.
With Agriculture as the main economic resource in the county, Komora said his government was looking for ways to harness agricultural resources for economic growth in the county.
The county has 462 primary schools, 243 being public while 119 are privately owned. At secondary level, the county has a total of 166 secondary schools, 154 being public schools and 12 private schools.
7,891 students who sat for KCPE are expected to transition to secondary schools within and outside the county.
“As a government we have taken steps to ensure every child that has attained school going age has access to education. We expect 100 per cent transition to secondary school for students who sat for KCPE. As per the directives, no child should be sent home due to arrears” – N.J Komora, CC Tharaka Nithi County.
County Politics
As the country prepares for the August general elections, Komora urged politicians seeking elective seats to campaign peacefully, asking them not to cause conflict and hate saying he welcomes them to collaborate to ensure peaceful elections.
Komora had a closed meeting with Njuri Ncheke elders in his office early Tuesday morning.
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