Palaver

Last week, it was Education Assistant Minister Ayiecho Olweny rounding on parents and teachers in Minister Anyang Nyong’o’s constituency during an Education Day fete, since only two KCPE candidates from the area joined national schools last year.

Prof Olweny felt there was no justification in celebrating poor performance. On Sunday, it was Transport PS Cyrus Njiru decrying falling academic standards of Kangaru Boys High School in Embu, whose graduates include Chief Justice Evan Gicheru, former Transport Minister Arthur Magugu, and MPs Mutava Musyimi and Lenny Kivuti.