Eldoret East KNUT Secretary advise to parents and teachers on fee payment

Eldoret east branch secretary of Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Sammy Bor, has asked the school heads and parents to agree on school fees payments to avoid sending students home.

In his statement, he has sympathized with the students who have had their education interrupted on several occasions, especially the form four students, and the schools who need money to feed the students and run other programs

“Our children have gone through difficult moments, during the covid and post covid periods, elections and so many other things. At the same time, we want to sympathize with the schools because, they have to feed these children and run the programs of the school which require money, and this money is paid by the parents through school fees,” said Bor.

He has therefore called on the ministry of education to intervene and see how they can help the schools settle down in the meantime.

Bor has also commented on the appointed task force that is to review the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and report to the president, saying the task force should move faster.

“The issue of transition is fast approaching and we are yet to transit to the next level as far as junior secondary school is concerned. Therefore, the taskforce should move very fast in listening to the people, collecting views and making decisions as early as possible so that the president can give a very clear way forward,” says Sammy Bor.

The cabinet secretary of education, George Magoha, had earlier warned teachers against sending students home for school fees following the tough economic situation in the country.