Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu has condemned the unfortunate incidences where teachers have been harassed by communities across the country over poor performance in the 2023 KCSE exams.
In a circular seen by Education News, Machogu regretted that since the KCSE results were released on January 8, 2023, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has received several reports of teachers’ harassment by community members who invade schools.
“The Ministry is disturbed by this unfortunate trend, which appears to create the impression that the burden of poor performance in examinations must be exclusively borne by teachers, especially the Head of Institution,” he said.
Machogu has therefore warned communities of such regrettable attacks saying examination results are a reflection of the overall input from all stakeholders, including parents, teachers and candidates.
“We wish to remind communities behind these regrettable attacks that earner achievement in examinations is the reflection of the overall input from all stakeholders, including parents, teachers and candidates themselves,” he said.
He added that in any case, MoE and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) have put in place a robust and elaborate mechanism for evaluating the performance of teachers and field officers which ensures non-performing staff are dealt with in accordance with existing laws and policies.
Machogu said that going forward, the Ministry will treat any invasion to schools to frog-march teachers out of their workstations as acts of crime that will prompt firm and decisive action from law enforcers.
“Any stakeholder who is aggrieved by the perceived poor performance of schools in national examinations is advised to follow legal means to report to relevant authorities for action,” he noted.
By Amos Kimutai
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