By Wasike Elvis
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has asked the Ministry of Education to hasten the process of posting Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers.
Speaking to the press, KNUT Eldoret East Branch Executive Sammy Bor said that since JSS learners started reporting on January 30, no learning has started due to lack of teachers.
“As a union we are concerned with how the junior secondary school issue is being handled by the government. As I am talking, despite students joining junior secondary schools, there is a big shortage of teachers making it hard for learning to kick off,” said the KNUT boss.
Bor said there was need for the staffing issue to be addressed with urgency for the sake of the Grade 7 learners.
“There is a lot of confusion in many schools – children are going to school but they are not being taught. Nothing much is happening and that is why the ministry should hasten to address the matter,” Bor said.
He added: “A school like Hill School has over five streams and yet the government is sending one teacher per school, what do you expect them to do with such a population? For this program to be efficient, more teachers must be employed.”
He further said that infrastructure and procurement of learning materials was another challenge.
“Most schools haven’t received textbooks as promised by the government, the issue of capitation should also be quickened for the smooth running of learning. There is a lot of confusion since most students are not being taught,” said Bor.
