The ministry of education has been challenged to treat pupils from both public and private primary schools who sat for 2015 KCPE equally during admission to secondary schools.
The KCPE exams’ results which were marred by leakage claims are set to be released early on Wednesday by education cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.
Speaking on Tuesday at Machuririati during a meet resident’s tour, Kitutu Masaba MP Timothy Bosire urged the ministry to give all candidates equal chances in selection arguing that those from private schools were overlooked despite good performances over the year.
“I think it will be justice if all candidates who sat for KCPE are offered equal chances in selection to secondary schools. All schools have teachers with same skills and it will be discriminatory if you favor one side during admissions,” he said.
Bosire said continued giving of candidates from public schools special privileges was in contravention of the constitution which highlights the importance of equity.
“The constitution promotes equity amongst us. It will be wrong for a child from private schools to get good marks that guarantee admission to a national school and the ministry decides to admit him or her to a county school. This is the marginalization we voted against in 2010,” he added.
For years, candidates from public primary schools have been enjoying increased allocation of slots in national schools than their counterparts in private schools, causing an endless debate among education stakeholders.