Fredrick Odiero
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) members from Kisumu County want the new government to clear the air over its stand on the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC).
Led by KUPPET Kisumu County Executive Secretary Mr. Zablon Awange, the members said that those calling for the stoppage of the Curriculum were misguided since the government had already invested a lot of resources in terms of infrastructure development.
Mr. Awange said the best option to pursue the matter was by holding a major symposium where stakeholders will be able give their views on the way forward.
The official further urged the government to provide clear directions over where Junior Secondary Schools (JSSs) will be domiciled.
“You can’t have some Junior Secondary Schools in primary schools while others are hosted in high schools,” he said.
Furthermore, he recommended that the incoming Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Education should be well-versed in Education matters and also ready to listen.
Mr. Awange lauded the work done so far by outgoing Education CS Professor George Magoha.
The official at the same time appealed to the government to renegotiate its Collective Bargaining Agreement saying that teachers who were not well remunerated could not perform effectively at the end of the day.
He later on seized the opportunity to laud the new government for its win in the just concluded elections.
