Trans Nzoia county senator Henry Ole Ndiema has vowed to take a bill to the senate seeking to unearth the real cause of the dismal performances witnessed in last year’s KCSE examination that saw 30,000 candidates score a mean grade E in their national examinations.
While speaking at Kiminini Sub County during an inspection tour to see the county projects that have been initiated by the county government, Ndiema said it’s the KCSE results were worrying. Education CS Fred Matiang’i had indicated that the results were a true reflection of the students’ true academic ability.
Ndiema said it was unbelievable that students who have spent four years in high school, and eight years in primary school can score such dismal results, and he called for sufficient action to be taken against the involved Education bodies over what he termed as unprofessionalism in handling the exams.
“A student can’t spend eight years in primary and another four years in secondary and score an E grade, this is a shame. An examination is not given with the aim of gauging the students’ failure,” said senator Ndiema, adding that the stakeholders should be careful not to discourage the youths.
He urged CS Matiang’i to explain why no student scored a mean grade of A in English, adding that the students were not treated fairly by the ministry.
He, however, called upon those students who didn’t qualify to join universities to enroll in middle-level colleges and tertiary institutions in the county and continue with their education. He encouraged youths to enroll in courses that will help them earn a living instead of focusing only on white collar jobs. He said they should use the opportunity and make use of technical institutes and polytechnics. “I call upon our youths who didn’t qualify to join public universities to join tertiary institutes in the county so that they gain knowledge in several fields that will help them earn a living,” said senator Ndiema.