By James Maina
Cabinet Secretary for Education,
Science and Technology, Jacob Kaimenyi had warned against April holiday tuition
for all primary and secondary schools, terming it illegal and that any school
head found retaining students during the holidays will be prosecuted. Despite
this some schools in Ol-Moran and Kinamba Divisions in Laikipia County are conducting
holiday tuition.
Schools from Ol-Moran like St. Caesarious
Academy and Ol-Moran Primary School opted to have class eight pupils attend
tuition at a fee.
Most private primary schools in
Kinamba Division are propelling this “tuition’ at chargeable fees.
A teacher at Ol-Moran Primary School who
requested anonymity said that they have to clear the syllabus and embark on
revision. The teacher lamented that when the school will fail in KCPE they are
the ones who will be blamed.
Some class eight pupils from Ol-Moran
Township told LRV that they are
rushing to complete the syllabus in time and later embark on vigorous revision.
The pupils said that they have no problem with tuition as they want to pass in
KCPE examination.
In Sipili Division, schools like
Lariak, Mahiga, Kaharati, Sipili, Mithuri and Bondeni Primary School as well as
Zooming Hope and Young Roses Academy had started tuition immediately after
Easter Monday but when word got around that the Education officer had informed
Sipili OCS to arrest head teachers and teachers who were conducting tuition,
pupils were released to go home until the schools reopen for second term.
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