By Enock Okong’o
Principals recently transferred to Kisii County have resolved to work as a team in order to sustain and improve on the brilliant examination results posted by the county in the 2022 KCSE examinations.
Speaking at Kereri Girls school, Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) Mrs. Joyce Orioki said that her team will continue to visit individual principals at their stations to share academic, family and religious experiences to enable them bond as a family.
She asked those with long leadership and working experiences to allow their colleagues who are new in the field to benchmark in their schools in a bid to boost performances in the region’s secondary schools.
“We all learn from one another. I urge you to integrate our professional experiences with mutual working relationship that will see us boost education development in our institutions,” she said.
Orioki, who is also Nyabururu Girls National school Principal, appealed to her colleagues to support extra-curricular activities in their schools in-order to enable the children to grow holistically.
“These activities enable our children to socialize and share common experiences and vent out,” she said.
Among the schools they visited include; Ichuni Girls to receive Mrs. Benedidah Ogeto who transferred from St. Marys Mabera in Migori County, Moi Gesusu High school to welcome James Momanyi who transferred from Agoro Sare High school in Homa Bay County, Kereri Girls, which is headed by Mrs Tabitha Mogonchi, who moved from Riambase DEB Secondary school
They also visited Cardinal Otunga Mosocho and Riokindo High school where they were received by the new Principal Mr. Gerald Orina.
At Riokindo, the teachers condemned the hostile relationship they said had started to emerge between parents and principals whose schools did not perform well in the examinations.
They asked the Ministry of Education to make parents aware that good results are achieved through team work from all stake holders, including them.
“We would like our parents to respect Principals because they are professionals instead of ejecting them from their institutions like robbers,” they said.
They cited Kenyenya, Gekongo and Amariba Secondary schools where parents decided to send the Principals away over alleged poor examinations results.
The Principals asked parents to consider other factors like delayed payment of school fees, quality of infrastructure in their schools and other emerging societal issues that affect examination results before pointing fingers to the teachers.
The school heads also expressed satisfaction in the good working relationship with the local education officers especially County Director of Education Mr. Pius Ngoma whose diligence in discharging his services they praised, asking others to emulate him.
