Students Stage Demos and Storm Govt Offices in Protest
Students Stage Demos and Storm Govt Offices in Protest
Students Stage Demos and Storm Govt Offices in Protest
Tuesday, March 19, saw Wasio Secondary School’s learning activities come to a standstill following student-led protests.Walking five kilometers to the office of the Sub-County Director of Education, the students lodged their grievances after staging a protest about the subpar lunches served by the school administration.
Students expressed their dissatisfaction and claimed that the school principal was not listening to them, pointing out that they had to eat kale every day. Students asked that the head of the school quit immediately during the tense demonstrations because they felt that he had disregarded their appeals.
Suna East Sub-County Education Director Willis Omollo who addressed the press on the matter, vowed to launch investigations, and further promised to take action upon establishment of the claims.
“They gave us the issues that made them walk to our office and we have collected their views and we have issued them their issues will be addressed,” noted the education director.
“We’re still looking into this to acquire a report that will help us decide what to do next. All the information may be gathered, and then the necessary steps can be followed to resolve every issue.
The education director stated that the students also lamented the inadequate quality of instruction at the school, pointing out that they were prohibited from doing practicals, which caused their education to be disrupted.
On January 10, Oruba Boys High School students in Migori organized protests outside the County Director of Education’s office in a similar occurrence.
The students were disappointed because they received Ds on their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Of the 75 kids, 72 received D grades, and only two received C- grades, according to the students.
“We were surprised by what we observed when we took the exam with 75 students. It’s rife with irony. We’re not sure we’ve seen this item,” a student bemoaned.
Nevertheless, after a junior employee advised them to report the discrepancies to the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), their attempts to have the county education department address their complaints were undermined.
