CS Magoha urged to relook into form one selection procedure

By Tony Wafula

Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) George Magoha has been asked to relook into form one selection that was done using computer generated lists (Nemis), Bungoma county Kuppet Chairman David Barasa has said.

Barasa said many students from Bungoma County who performed averagely and above have been selected to join secondary schools in far-flung counties exposing them to Covid-19 and other risks along the way when they can just join Bungoma schools.

“Computer generated lists are good but at some point it has its demerits, students should not be taken to far away place from their homes to just mere extra county schools when they can join our own school here,” Barasa lamented.

He added that school heads are facing challenges as some schools have already received many students.

Barasa dismissed CS Magoha’s sentiments on the ban of the community using school buses, adding that in most cases buses are the community projects.

“Most of the school buses are projects initiated by the community, I don’t see any reason to stop them from using them,” he said, adding that some buses were taken on loan.and they should be involved in running community errands to help in the payment of outstanding loans balances.

His sentiments were echoed by Erick Juma, a parent who asked the Ministry of Education to revisit their form one procedure.

Juma said during form one selection students should be given opportunities and admitted to their schools of choice.