Parents have stormed in school and took their children back home for allegedly recording poor performance attrituted by poor administration from the school headteacher.
The parents went ahead and closed the school indefinitely after taking home their children from school.
Students in both primary and secondary schools have officially started to report back to school after a holiday of several weeks.
The parents of Kakima Primary School have closed the school and called their children back from school.
The parents staged a peaceful protest over the alleged failing school management and poor performance.
According to parents, the school fared poorly in the recently released KCPE results, with the lowest student scoring 98 marks.
Speaking to this publication, the parents alleged that the headmaster had been thrown out of school after being elected as the executive secretary of KNUT, Mabuni branch for the better part of 2021 and was not replaced. .
“As parents, we are having a tough time and we want to take this opportunity to take the kids back from school, our headmaster Mr. Muia was selected to join KNUT last year, and then Since he has held two positions, the school suffered because he did not show up, like last year, he had come to this school thrice, only during KCPE time,” said a parent.
The parents also claim that the school has only five teachers who are all male, making it difficult to feed female students.
Now they want the education ministry to deploy a headmaster and a female teacher in the school.
One of the female parents lamented how female students would explain the girl’s issues to a male teacher, calling on the government to deploy female teachers in the school.
The parents also claim that the school has only five teachers who are all male, making it difficult to feed female students.
Now they want the education ministry to deploy a headmaster and a female teacher in the school.
One of the female parents lamented how female students would explain the girl’s issues to a male teacher, calling on the government to deploy female teachers in the school.
“A man will always be a man, Magoha understands this and listens to our cries, our female students have no place to face the issues of girls in school, when we ask about the matter. We are asked to bring the teacher. We have gone home,” lamented a female parent.
The Headmaster has been working in the school for 13 years since his posting.
On his part, the headmaster agrees that he does not go to school all the time, noting that he is ready to go.
He has also agreed that he is working as the Executive Secretary of KNUT as well as the Headmaster of the school.
“Parents have reasons, and reasons are valid, in 2021, I was elected as KNUT Executive Secretary, Mbooni Branch, and I am also working as the headmaster of the school, I am ready to go,” said the headmaster.
