By Tsozungu Kombe
All education stakeholders in Malindi, Kilifi County have been urged to work as a team to improve both academic standards and national examinations performance in the sub-county.
Malindi MP Amina Munyazi attributed low education levels in the area to early pregnancies and marriages among school girls.
She asked education stakeholders in the sub-county to prioritise education in the sub-county and promised to work with teachers in order to promote education in the area
“Although the sub-county performed well in 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) there is still more room for improvement in this year’s KCPE and KCSE respectively,” Munyazi said.
She decried the high dropout rate among school girls in the area, noting that the rate has equally been contributed by early pregnancies and early marriages.
The legislator further asked education stakeholders to ensure that all school girls who dropped out of school go back to continue with their education.
She said that the move would equally enhance education levels in the sub-county.
At the same time, Munyazi urged parents to take all their children to school, adding: “Those parents who will refuse to take their children to school will immediately be arrested and charged.”
She noted that the county’s rapid development depended on educated people who will be charged with the sole responsibility of designing, planning and implementing community development projects.
