By Enock Okong’o
School Boards of Management (BoMs) committees have been asked to be good stewards and visionary in order to shape a favourable future for their institutions.
Speaking at Magena High School in Kisii County during a capacity-building session for SMCs, Kenyenya sub county Director of Education George Ouma underscored the importance of BoMs in schools.
Saying that school BoMs steer their institutions, Mr. Ouma asked them to be calculative risk-takers and steadfast in their decisions despite criticism and skeptics of their leadership.
He asked both Principals and the Boards to take active interest in their pupils and the staff for the harmonious progress of their schools.
“Those who have been bestowed with leadership ought to understand the importance of coexistence among those they lead,” he said.
Mr. Ouma said that the government had invested a lot of resources in development of the education sector and asked them to be good stewards of the same.
The officer also noted that parents were the main education stakeholders and called for their unreserved partnership in the sector.
During the three-day meeting, all members from the 45 secondary schools and their Principals in the area trained on financial management, alternative sources of revenue and sustainable cohesive living with the surrounding communities.
During the brainstorming session, the committees were sensitized on the importance of embracing Christian principles in their schools.
The President of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kisii and Maassi branch Pr. Samson Omwange highlighted that it was religious sponsoring of schools was important as they nourished and enriched the education sector with spiritual guidance.
Kisii County Education Board Chairman Prof. Henry Onderi took the chance to warn Principals who charged extra levies from parents.
He noted that each school had its own way of operation to achieve their goals but cautioned them against violating guidelines laid out by the Ministry of Education.
Prof. Onderi asked the Principals to lead their school management teams in readiness to receive the first Junior Secondary School learners early next year.
“As we wait for the findings of the recently formed CBC review team let us remain prepared to serve our children,” he said.
The Professor asked Principals and their deputies to be the main bridges between staff, students and their parents by providing them with emotional and intellectual guidance and support.
He lauded the Principal of Riokindo Boys School Mr. Edward Mwachironga for steering his school to post impressive KCSE results for three consecutive years.
Prof. Onderi said that he was proud of Kenyenya sub-county for leading Kisii County in the 2021 KCSE examinations against the county’s nine constituencies.
