The teaching community and residents of Kabuto in North Kadem Ward, Nyatike sub-county, Migori County have appealed to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to assign a female teacher to Kabuto Primary School.
In an interview, the school’s Deputy Head, Dick Oganda, explained that the absence of female staff has forced male teachers to take on roles that women should ordinarily handle.
“Girls undergo a lot of body changes and physical appearances that a female teacher should explain, but we are forced to step in because we lack one within the school,” said Oganda.
He urged education stakeholders to intervene to restore confidence and dignity among the girls.
Kabuto Primary School, which hosts 434 learners—230 of them girls—is situated in the semi-arid zone of Nyatike. The area is marked by poor roads and recurrent flooding, making it one of the most challenging regions for teachers to work in.
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Nyatike MP Tom Odege has continued to push for the constituency to be officially listed as a hardship area so that civil servants can benefit from hardship allowances.
The institution also grapples with acute shortages, including inadequate teaching staff, insufficient latrines for both pupils and teachers, a lack of perimeter fencing, a shortage of desks, and poor housing facilities for teachers.
While the Nyatike National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) has undertaken some improvements—such as putting up toilets and renovating classrooms—the needs of the school remain pressing.
Parent Edith Akinyi emphasised the importance of having a female teacher in the institution, stating that she would be instrumental in guiding the girls.
Akinyi also appealed to the Ministry of Education to upgrade the school and complement the support already given by NG-CDF.
In August, Education CS Julius Ogamba pledged that the government would prioritise improving schools with dilapidated infrastructure, particularly those located in remote regions, after increased public concern.
By Joseph Mambili
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