Kaimenyi should expedite Education reforms before more innocent lives are lost

Sentiments from Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof. Kaimenyi that he won’t change his mind on the holiday tuition bans are shocking. Tuitions are as old as education and his stringent stand on not reinstating holiday coaching is appalling. Holiday tuitions both in Primary and Secondary schools play a vital and fundamental role in syllabus coverage by ensuring the time set aside has been used efficiently and effectively.

Again, for the schools which are lucky enough to have completed their course work, use this time to do comprehensive revision especially for Mock examinations which contains innumerable questions that are tested in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Recently we have witnessed secondary schools students go on rampage due to Mock Examinations phobia. One of key factor which has contributed to the malady is failure to complete syllabuses in time and thus students lack enough courage to sit for the external examinations.