AIC Kinyuani Secondary is a school located in Kaiti constituency of Makueni County, built in 2017. It has a population of 70 students and faces challenges with poor facilities, including damaged blackboards, floors, a makeshift kitchen, and an old, worn-out, and congested administration block that provides a small and inadequate learning environment. Nevertheless, the students still manage to perform well.
Although they are very needy students with entry marks of 250 and below, they are very willing to learn with devoted teachers who, despite squeezing into a small room, still give their best teaching.
The school had 34 candidates last year and produced five girls who scored above C+, with the top girl joining the school with 268 marks in the KCPE, scoring a grade B plain. The mean grade increased to 4.05, up from 2.85 in 2023.
“Again, we secured position two in the Kilala zone out of 8 secondary schools last year. If we had good infrastructure, the students could do better,” the principal said.
The principal, Josphat Maluva, noted that it’s a pity during this era to see a school laboratory constructed and then left as a shell with no apparatus, adding that only the NGCDF can help support the school and give it a new face.
The principal added that their priority is the classrooms, noting that if they can be supported to have good classes, he can be at peace, since the students are what matters.
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“Our science teachers just offer what is available. It’s funny that these students read lots of theory and little practical for lack of apparatus, and they still manage to do well in their examinations,” said Maluva.
Transferred to the school last year in May after being promoted to principal, having served as deputy from 2019 up to last year in Makueni Boys which is a national school, Maluva noted that on arrival to the school he was in a dilemma but he was and is determined to do his best for the sake of the students.
“The area is very productive in agriculture but it does not translate the same to education. The irony of it is that the parents are very needy. With all productivity, you cannot explain whether, it’s poverty level or the parents don’t value education which contribute to such low population though there is some improvement,” said Maluva.
Despite the struggle, the school still participates in games where in term two games they reach sub county level in term two games in basketball girls position 2 finals. Other teams to sub county level were Racket girls and soccer boys despite the challenges they face.
“I always pity these children in such learning environment but I hope for the best. I am personally a very hard working person and will do my best here despite the challenges I highly call for support from our leaders.”
By Lydia Ngoolo
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