Education standards in Meru to rise, says Senator Kiraitu

Meru, Kenya: Head teachers whose schools drops in performance for 3 successive years will be relieved of their positions, an education forum was told at the weekend. Teachers Service Commission (TSC) county director Ambaka Kilinga said the commission had formulated a policy that seeks to improve academic performance and any teachers who fail to deliver would not be condoned.

“If a school drops for 3 years in a row, we are changing the head teacher. That is the policy. We will also interdict teachers who come to school drunk and those who aid students in cheating in examinations,” said Mr Kilinga, when he attended the launch of Kionyo Primary School Old Students Association, a brainchild of Meru Senator Kiraitu Murungi.