The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has commended Kisii County Governor James Ongwae for promoting more than 78,000 teachers during his short tenure as the TSC secretary.
Speaking at St Peters’ Suneka during the Kisii South Annual General Meeting, KNUT national Vice Chair Wycliffe Etola said Ongwae managed to promote the highest number of teachers during his period as the TSC boss.
“Since then we are yet to find another savior who understands that we deserve salary increment and promotion,” said Etola.
Ongwae said he recognizes the fact that in enhancing performance in schools, teachers’ welfare should be a priority.
“That is why I support your initiative and efforts in negotiating for better salaries and terms of services with your employer,” he said adding that teachers are a critical stakeholder in provision of quality education.
KNUT National Executive Council (NEC) member Geoffrey Mogire accused the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) for holding and cancelling the Kenya Certificate for Secondary Schools (KCSE) results for two national schools in Kisii County without proper explanation.
Mogire claimed that last year, results for many schools were cancelled but the trend changed when political leadership protested over the same.
Mogire commended Ongwae for writing to KNEC and the ministry of education leading to the release of the results for Nyabururu National School.
Ongwae regretted that when schools in Kisii do well, KNEC forms an impression that the candidates must have been cheated.
“As a community we cannot accept to be humiliated by the exam body. Our National schools takes a cream of students and when their results are cancelled it means that sons and daughters from Kisii are not going to be doctors, engineers among other professions,” he said.
Ongwae said he is relieved after the Nyabururu results were released and told KNEC to advice other affected candidates before the expiry of registration period next week.
“As leadership, we are concerned with this state of affairs. We have made interventions including writing to KNEC and the ministry of education demanding that the results are released urgently,” said Ongwae.
