By Erick Nyayiera
There are fears of operations in day secondary schools in Trans Nzoia County collapsing because of lack of funds.
County KESSHA chairman John Murumba told Education News that the schools are doomed unless the funding situation improves.
Speaking during the annual KESSHA conference held in Kisumu town, Murumba regretted that funding has been very irregular and unpredictable.
The Chief Principal Goseta Boys High School noted that school programs and activities have suffered immensely thanks to the underfunding which has negatively affected learners who deserve better services.
“Because of the COVID-19 situation and effects, fees payment is a challenge putting stress on financial capabilities of our schools,” said Murumba.
He said some parents lost jobs during the pandemic and cannot pay fees promptly yet schools are not supposed to send them home foe fees.
“We are worried about the July Form 1 intake because schools will not be able to manage with the current state of affairs.
Murumba added that they won’t be able to pay the Board of Management employed teachers and other non –teaching staff who are critical in the operations of the schools.
The County KESSHA chairman regretted that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) insists that all teachers must be registered to be allowed to teach.
Most areas in the rural settings, he said cannot afford to get the services of TSC registered BOM teachers and rely on services of other teachers due to funding challenges.
The tuition accounts have not received any money particularly the day secondary schools who have continued to suffer greatly.
Murumba also noted that the County performed better in the 2020 KCSE results registering positive deviation.
“We have agreed on a program to induct teachers in schools that didn’t do better in a bid to help them improve in their academic performance,” said Murumba.
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DSCN 9715: Trans Nzoia County KESSHA chair John Murumba
DSCN 9710: Trans Nzoia County Secondary Principals during the annual KESSHA conference in Kisumu town.
