Despite getting calling letters, the government is tracking down hundreds of kids who have not yet enrolled in secondary schools.
The National Government Administration and Ministry of Education intend to launch a door-to-door search for missing students who took the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam last year in an effort to accomplish the 100% transfer from elementary to secondary school.
Leaders from the counties of Narok and Kilifi endorse the scheme and have asked the police to detain parents who keep their kids at home.
The location of 1,200 students, according to Narok County Commissioner Isaac Masinde, is unknown. He also noted that 93 percent of the county’s secondary school applicants are accepted.
Despite the government declaring free day secondary education, Masinde stated that another 7% had not reported.
He omitted to break out the number of boys and girls on the list of missing students, though.
Masinde attributed the underwhelming transition from primary to secondary education to a lack of awareness of the government’s provision of free secondary education in day schools.
The county commissioner stated that collaboration between educators, government figures, and religious leaders is necessary to complete the 100% changeover.
“We want to let parents know that textbooks and secondary education are both free. All they have to do is pay for his lunch money and purchase his school uniform, he claimed.
Masinde stated that the government would collaborate with leaders, parents, and guardians to provide a seamless transition for junior secondary students.
As leaders and parents, it is our duty to see that every candidate who took the evaluation in grade six advances to grade seven, according to Masinde.
The countrywide transition rate in Kilifi was 95%. As of the previous week, 30% of the youngsters in Kwale and Kilifi were still living at home.
“According to a government circular, all children must attend school, regardless of whether they pay tuition or wear a uniform. Bring any kids who are struggling with school fees to my office so I may help them, he urged.
MCA nomination According to Betty Kache, the government ought to imprison parents as a deterrent to those who won’t send their kids to school.