Kenya Power is set to train a total of 1,658 head teachers and Teacher Safety Champions (TSCs) in 15 counties in the country on electrical safety education in primary schools between March and June 2023 in order to protect the children from electrical accidents.
The counties selected have had high incidents of accidents involving electricity during user-gadget interface.
The Safety Education Sensitization Workshops, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE), will include 829 selected head teachers and an equal number of TSCs, County Directors of Education (CDEs), County Quality Assurance and Standards officers, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) County Directors, all Sub-county Directors of Education (SCDEs), and all TSC Sub-county Directors in the 15 counties.
In a circular signed by the Principal Secretary (PS) in the State Department for Basic Education Dr. Belio Kipsang dated March 13, 2023, the training will be conducted in Bungoma, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Kisii, Kisumu, Meru, Migori, Mombasa, Nakuru, Narok, Siaya, Trans Nzoia and Nairobi counties.
“In order to protect the children from electrical accidents, the MoE in collaboration with Kenya Power is implementing a programme on electrical safety education in primary schools,” said Dr. Kipsang in the circular.
The company will foot all the related venue costs. The programme is meant to help entrench an electrical safety culture in schools, impart knowledge on safe use of electricity, help reduce fires in schools and related costs, prevent fatalities and other potential injuries resulting from contact with electricity, and enhance smooth running of education programmes in schools.
The CDEs in the 15 counties have been tasked by the ministry to help the Kenya Power regional managers to secure the proposed venues where the sensitization workshops will be conducted, with Central Rift regions of Nakuru and Narok counties having already conducted their training in March 2023.
Nakuru County conducted its workshop from March 27-28, 2023 at Nakuru High School, while Narok County had its own from March 29-30, 2023 at Narok Teachers Training College, graduating a total of 222 head teachers and TSCs.
Further, the CDEs have been instructed to invite the head teachers and one Teacher Safety Champion as per the number of schools to ensure equity across all sub-counties, with particular focus on schools with high enrollments.
According to Kenya Power, they also trained 100 from Kirinyaga County on April 3-4, 2023 at Kerugoya Boys High School, and 128 from Meru County on April 5-6, 2023 at Kaaga Girls High School.
Another 120 were trained in Kiambu County split in half between head teachers and TSCs from April 12-13, 2023 at Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).
338 teachers in South Nyanza; 110 from Kisii, 120 from Migori and 108 from Homa Bay counties, were trained respectively at Kisii National Polytechnic on April 17-18, 2023, Migori Teachers Training College on April 19-20, 2023, and Asumbi Teachers Training College on April 24-25, 2023.
For the West Kenya region, including Kisumu County, a total of 112 teachers are having their training at Kisumu National Polytechnic on April 26-27, 2023.
110 teachers in Nairobi region are being targeted for the workshop to be held at Stima Club on May 3-4, 2023. The round two workshops for West Kenya region will have a total of 320 teachers, with Siaya County training 112 at Agricultural Training Institute in Siaya town on May 8-9, 2023, while Kakamega County will take their 104 trainees to Eregi Teachers Training College on May 10-11, 2023.
Bungoma County’s 104 trainees will be hosted at Kibabii Teachers Training College on May 15-16, 2023. Kitale National Polytechnic will host 100 teachers from the North Rift region on May 17-18, 2023, which will include Trans Nzoia County.
The workshops will end at either Kenya School of Government, or Shanzu Teachers Training College on May 22-23, 2023 for the Coast region, which will train 108 teachers.
The sessions are divided into sensitization meetings, workshops, and distribution of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials.
By Education News Reporter
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