Residents of Mosocho in Kisii County have urged the county government to invest more in the education sector in a bid to rescue deteriorating education standards in the region.
Speaking at Mosocho on Monday at a funeral ceremoeny, speaker after speaker seemed to support devolving the education function, something that did not auger well with some teachers present at the function.
According to the residents, the education sector in the region is deteriorating due to lack of enough support from the county government.
They asked the county leadership to ensure they come up with a programme, through the Ministry of Education in the county level, by unveiling bursaries for the needy students in a structured manner.
“The county government has done exemplary well in supporting some sectors within the county, but the education sectors seems to have been forgotten,” said Charles Omae.
“We understand it hasn’t been devolved but it’s essential the county comes with accurate plans to improve the education standards,” added Omae.
They further urged the county government to unveil an education test that will assess students from the region prior to major exams.
“We need an education test that will cover the entire county. The test will assess the level of competitiveness among us as a way of ensuring we fare well in national exams,” added Faith Makori.
The move was supported by Kisii School Principal Casper Maina, who dismissed the contribution of county government to education sector as ‘insignificant’ but predicted that it had time to improve.