There is concern that the push for 100 per cent transition in High school enrollment may not be achieved in Garissa County due to challenges facing the education sector.
Garissa Knut executive secretary Abdirizack Hussein said insecurity caused by Al-Shabaab militants has affected learning in the county.
Speaking in Garissa town, Hussein said recent attacks by the militants that resulted in the death on non-local teachers have affected education adding that non-local teachers are leaving their work stations in Garissa seeking transfers.
After the attack, the Education Ministry announced that it will redeploy the non-local teachers to various schools in the county which are safe.
Hussein said schools within Garissa Township are facing congestion after parents transferred their children in the area which is safe.
He said if the situation is not addressed and enough teachers posted in Garissa, the quality and performance of students will be greatly affected.
“We performed dismally in last year's KCSE exam, with the main reason being lack of teachers that was largely brought by insecurity. The students are going to join schools that have very few teachers. How do you expect these students to perform well?” asked Hussein.
The executive secretary urged the government to come up with ways of enabling secondary schools to cope with the increased student population adding that most of the schools lack enough funding.