Kisumu governor Jack Ranguma says he will set up extra streams in national schools

Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma receives some of the 300 text books from Jalaram Academy pupils at the school yesterday.The books were donated by the school towards Kobura Girls high school in the county.Looking on is Kobura high school Principal Ms Damaris Nyinya (left). PHOTO: KEVINE OMOLLO

The government of Kisumu has pledged to construct an extra stream in each of the two national schools in the area to absorb candidates who miss out on admissions.

This will give chances to the many candidates who have failed to join national schools in other areas even after performing well in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).

Governor Jack Ranguma expressed disappointment over  what he called a small number of candidates from the county who accessed Form One places in national schools in the area.

The attempt to create the streams had been proposed by the governor in the last financial year but was rejected by the national government which argued that education is solely its function.

Scraped off

Ranguma has, however, renewed the calls to have separate streams in Kisumu Girls and Maseno Schools after it emerged that so many 2014 KCPE candidates from the county missed out in the national school in the country.

"I had a similar proposal to put up county streams in the last financial year but it was scraped off. I want to have the project implemented this year so that from 2016 more KCPE candidates from Kisumu will have slots in the national schools," said Ranguma.

Less than 10 candidates from the county were admitted in the two national schools in the area, a situation Ranguma said disadvantaged the locals.

He said the county will include the project in its next budget so as to see the classrooms ready before next year's intake.

Ranguma was speaking at Jalaram Academy yesterday.