Uproar over teachers’ rising mass failure

Parents and teachers of Sakagwa school in Kisii County celebrate while holding high top candidates in their school Caleb Ouko (right) who scored 428 marks and Bright Morara who scored 422 marks in KCPE. (Sammy Omingo/Standard)

Concerns have arisen over the quality of education in schools since nearly half of teachers who sit primary education training courses fail the final examinations. 

An analysis of the teachers’ performance in P1 (certificate) training colleges over the past five years reveals shocking data of mass failure of teachers expected to guide your child in lower grades.