Alcoholism and lack of staff blamed for poor academics

Kiambu, Kenya: District Education Officers (DEOs) have cited alcoholism, shortage of staff and child labour in coffee and tea estates in Kiambu as the factors affecting education in the county.

Speaking at the Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology during an evaluation exercise of last years KCPE results yesterday, the DEOs also attributed the poor show in education to lack of role models, proximity to Nairobi, early marriages, negative attitude towards education and shortage of staff at the education offices.