Parents in Garissa County have been blamed for the poor performance of students in national examinations.
The parents have been accused of failing to take their role seriously, which has led to their children not performing well in exams.
Nominated Senator Falhadha Iman on Monday said parents are abdicating their roles of bringing up their children and leaving the role to teachers.
Iman accused some parents in the region of using schools as dumping sites for their children.
“That is one area we have failed as parents from this region. Some parents have never visited their children from the day they took them to school to enrol them on the day they were reporting," said Iman.
“Some parents have no clue how their children are performing. Some don’t check whether they have done their homework or not,” she added.
Speaking in Garissa Town, Iman said educating and mentoring children should be a shared responsibility between parents and teachers.
She said that parents need to have an interest in the lives of their children for them to perform well in school and also to have good behaviour.
“How do you assist your child with his or her studies if you have no idea of how they are performing? You don’t even inquire from their teachers on how they are performing,” she added.