Teachers nationwide have been urged to form welfare associations to assist each other in need.
“Through alumni student associations, a lot can be achieved by assisting each other on various occasions.”
These were the sentiments of Kamas Wepoghe, the West Pokot TSC Sub County Director, who led a strong team of Alumni students of Makutano Primary School, Tartar Girls National School, Chewoyet Boys National School, and Cherangani Secondary School, when the team visited James Pterit, alias “Shebe,” a teacher, at his home after he fell sick.
The visitation included Mary Chepkite, an alumnus of Tartar Girls National School and Kipsigis Girls High School. She currently serves as the Sub-County Director of the Ministry of Education, Pokot South Sub-County.
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“Unity is strength. Former students should continue being in touch through alumni associations to discuss development matters,” Chepkite emphasised.
Sylvia Ngeywa, a senior prisons officer, said that alumni students should be close together at weddings and graduation ceremonies alike.
Ramadhan Bakari, the Head of the institution at Kamwoting Primary School, said that the alumni meeting brought together former students who had not seen each other for some thirty years and asked former students to always be in touch so that they could assist each other in matters arising.
James Pterit, a teacher at Makutano Primary School, who was visited, thanked the alumni students for their encouragement and added that he is now fully rejuvenated.
The powerful team of alumni included Margaret Cherotich, a tutor at Chesta Teachers Training College; Hillary Muhalia, Deputy Head of Talau Primary School; George Pkemei, a teacher at Kamorow Primary School; Susan Cheptoo, subordinate staff at Our Lady of Peace Pser Secondary School; Redemta Lorenga, Principal of Laikong Girls Secondary School; Moses Okumu, Director of Transport, West Pokot County; Maina Micah, a business manager in Makutano town; and Bonaventure Musoka and Sammy Kiarie (“Kasule”), businessmen based in Kitale and Cherangani, respectively.
By Martin Ruto
