Busia raises concern over poor performance in national exams

Pupils of Bulwani primary school in Budalangi constituency in Busia county cross Yalla swamp to get to school [Collins Oduor, File Standard]

The teachers’ employer and the Ministry of Education have asked secondary school head teachers to establish factors contributing to poor performance in the county.

In a circular to the head teachers, Ibrahim Rugut, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) county director, said performance standards in public primary and secondary schools had deteriorated.