Teachers in Nandi under the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have decried the low student allocation to day and sub‑county senior schools in the ongoing placement, warning that this will cripple operations and leave facilities under‑utilised. While acknowledging that placement is progressing, they argue that the distribution has disproportionately disadvantaged day schools.
In an exclusive interview with Education News, KUPPET Nandi Executive Secretary Paul Rotich said several institutions are facing acute shortages despite having capacity.
Rotich cited a two‑stream school in Nandi that received only 24 learners, questioning how such schools can run sustainably with enrolment below 60. Rotich urged the Ministry of Education to allow principals of Category C4 day and sub‑county senior schools to conduct direct recruitment, as previously permitted, to stabilise numbers and make use of existing infrastructure.
“The placement is going on well; the only challenge we are having is with day schools. Most of these schools were given very few students; for instance, I have a school in Nandi County which has two streams, but they only received 24 learners. What the MoE should do is to allow the day schools to do direct recruitment the way they’ve been doing it because most facilities will be underutilised,” Rotich said.
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Rotich further proposed a blended capitation model to cushion affected schools: a flat‑rate percentage for all categories (C1 to C4), with the remaining portion pegged to actual enrolment. He argued that the current arrangement risks making some schools uneconomical to operate, undermining service delivery and learner support.
At the same time, Rotich lauded the government initiative of increasing the period given to learners to revise schools, citing that the current allocated period was not enough for revision, considering the technological hitches that are facing the process. An extended revision timeline, he said, would help balance placements and reduce pressure on under‑enrolled day schools
By Roy Hezron
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