By Education News Reporter
Meteitei Boys High school in Nandi county has partnered with area bodaboda riders in a bid to curb indiscipline by students.
Under the partnership, 60 bodaboda riders plying the Timboroa-Meteitei highway have agreed to monitor students’ movements and will immediately notify the school of any suspicious characters.
The riders will flag students in school uniforms who exhibit suspicious behaviour and notify the school.
Furthermore, they will not ferry students who shall not show proof that they have been permitted to leave.
This comes after numerous reports of students sneaking out of school, smuggling of drugs, unrest and general indiscipline among students.
Defiant students are said to frequent the Timboroa or Khaoya junction on the Nandi-Uasin Gishu.
Senior Principal Barnabas Too stated that the Board of Management had resolved to engage key players in the local transportation sector specifically the riders due to their knowledge of the area terrain and ability to do surveillance unnoticed.
The bodaboda guys are immediate members of the community and they will significantly assist our operation by identifying students loitering in the villages and reporting them to school as soon as possible,” he said.
County Director of Education Zachary Mutuiri asserted that the security measures will improve the school’s academic performance.
“The cooperation between the school management and the bodaboda operators is unique and will cultivate the relationship between the school and the community. It will help to leverage learners against drug abuse and eliminate truancy cases,” he stated.
County Commissioner Herman Shambi stated that bodaboda operators were misconstrued as criminals but if allowed to participate in community development, they would play a very integral role.
