Tiaty West Sub County Commissioner Aron Omoset has ordered locals to cease traditional night dances immediately to pave way for Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) exams that start next week.
The administrator, who spoke at the sidelines of Mashujaa celebrations held at Michuki grounds in Chemolingot, Tiaty constituency, said the popular dances dubbed “Kwara Kwara” practiced overnight were overtaken by events citing need for the society to embrace education instead.
He said such retrogressive cultures are a hindrance to efforts of education stakeholders and leaders who have fully embraced education in the area.
“Kwarakwara is henceforth banned in Tiaty and anywhere else the festival is observed If you have any plan for fundraising it should start at 6am and by 6pm the public address systems should be switched off,” he said.
Omoset added that elaborate security measures had been put in place to ensure national examinations run smoothly and that each examination center will be manned by at least two officers.
“Security has been beefed up across Tiaty. We want our children to sit their exams in a conducive environment. We have enough officers and we are committed to ensure exams run without any distractions,” he said.
Tiaty MP William Kamket who echoed the sentiments noted that the area was seriously in offensive charm seeking avenues to spur economic growth with education facilities already in place to realize the dream.
Kamket said the constituency was blessed to have critical education amenities among them North Rift Technical Training Institute, Kenya School of Government and Chemolingot Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) which is the second institution after Kabarnet and Eldama Ravine KMTC which was recently launched.
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He said overwhelming number of students in the institutions in the area has led to intervention introducing more courses to counter the growth.
The legislator however urged the locals to enroll in unique courses like mining to seize employment opportunities in mining companies that have already stepped foot in the area like Geothermal Development Company and Chinese firm extracting diatomite in the region.
The lawmaker extolled strategic institutions like Boresha Deposit Taking Sacco for their pivotal role for realizing economic take off through provision of financial services.
By Alfred Kimosop and Kimutai Lang’at
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