Secondary schools have been urged to share laboratory facilities with Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) within their neighbourhood.
Joseph Kagwiru, a teacher at MCK Upper Mikumbune Day School, says JSS in the entire country lack laboratories and will need assistance from secondary schools to access such facilities.
In order to tackle the existing challenges in education sector especially on new curriculum, Kagwiru has introduced mobile laboratories for several junior secondary schools which are far away from equipped secondary schools.
The laboratories are equipped to offer Science equipment for practical use to the learners.
On this project, Kagwiru said more than five neighbouring JSS have benefitted from the project since a number of them lack laboratories.
“I urge secondary schools to share laboratory equipments with junior secondary schools within their neighbourhood. Some JSS are not located near any secondary school. That is why I have introduced mobile laboratories in several junior secondary schools which are far away from equipped secondary schools.
The Kenyan government introduced a new system of education called the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) after phasing out the old 8-4-4 which was largely knowledge-based.
After taking views from Kenyans, the Presidential Working Party on Education recommended that junior secondary schools be domiciled in primary schools.
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