A Kisii politician has challenged education stakeholders to join hands and support school managements in order to improve education standards is schools.
Speaking on Friday at Amasege High school in Masaba South Sub-county during a prize giving event, Linet Mong'are told off politicians who interfere with school managements.
"We are capable of doing well than what we have done in national exams if we can join hands and support our school managements. However, politicians like interfering with managements of schools that in turn impact negatively in those schools," said Mong'are.
"We must detach ourselves (politicians) from the running of schools and stop politicking. We know clanism has killed our former giant schools," she added.
Mrs Mong'are, who is a teacher by profession, challenged the government to remunerate teachers well in order to encourage them to work hard.
"Teachers are underpaid comparing to other civil servants but we want to appreciate the government's step to have a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with teachers, though after a long struggle. We hope it will not go back again," she said.
The youthful politician advised students to embrace spirituality for positive morals and co-curricular activities to enable them realise and capitalise on their talent.
"In everything you do, put God first. He will answer any prayer you commit before Him. Don't limit yourself to books. Sport is a well-paying industry. As you strive to effectuate academic preeminence, know where you are good in and capitalise in that. You never know, maybe that will be your source of income in the future," said Mong'are.
"We have seen our schools burning. I condemn this in the strongest terms. Could it be we have forgotten God? The torching of schools must stop. We, parents and other stakeholders, need to talk to our children and inculcate positive morals in them. This way, the heinous acts we are experiencing at an alarming rate will reduce significantly," she said.
Magena Boys High school in Kenyenya Sub-county is the latest institution to be set ablaze.
Its alleged students reduced to ashes three dormitories of the crawling school. The incident happened a week ago.
Meanwhile, Kisii County Education Board chairman Dr Henry Onderi, has challenged the National Assembly to legislate a law that would put in place punitive measures against criminals who engage in torching of schools.
"We need to have a law to penalise culprits of such incidents. In most incidents, students are involved in the burning of schools but it's high time we know planners," said Onderi.
He challenged heads of schools to avoid absenteeism and re-access their relationship with BOM, teachers and students to know complaints from the parties to prevent some of the 'awkward' happenings.