Tongaren Member of Parliament Dr. Eseli Simiyu has applauded the good performance that were exhibited by Kewa DEB primary school in Naitiri – Kabuyefwe ward in Tongaren constituency which was announced by education CS Prof. George Magoha as the most improved school in Western region in 2021 KCPE results.
Addressing parents, teachers, pupils and other stakeholders at the school during the celebration of the good results, Dr. Eseli Simiyu congratulated the team work that was shown that contributed to the great performance that put Tongaren, Bungoma county and Western at large in the map of the country and asked other schools to emulate and work in harmony to make sure that Tongaren goes back to the academic giant performance it used to be.
He added that for the past two years Tongaren has shown that it can do well given that in 2019 the constituency produced the top student in the country in in KCSE who came from Soysambu -Mitua ward and in 2021 it produced the third best pupils in KCPE and bagged the best improved school Kewa DEB primary school and promised to continue improving the infrastructure of the various schools to boost the good results.
His sentiments were echoed by area MCA Mrs. Joan Lutukayi who said the school had done well and because of that it got more than ten county scholarships for the needy but bright students and as a county they’ll continue supporting the school so that it can do better in future.
Bungoma North Sub County DCC Mr. Philip Koima together with his education counterpart Mr.Tom Ng’eno promised to work together and make sure that all pupils who sat for their 2021 KCPE examination join form one as it’s the government policy of a hundred percent transition and warned parents who will be found with their children at home to be dealt with in accordance with the law.
The school head teacher Mr. Isaac Mulati said team work and good collaboration with the parents led to good results and promised to put in more effort to either maintain the good performance or go higher but asked the government to add them more teachers as the pupils – teacher ratio in the school is quite wanting.