The burial of loved ones on Fridays in Kisii and Nyamira counties is to blame for deteriorating academic performance in the two counties.
Speaking at an academic and alumnae meeting at Itibo Boys Secondary School, lawyer Asha Nyakundi said in Kisii, every Friday there are burials making teachers and students to miss classes to attend the burials.
“There is a lot of time wasting in these burials at the expense of education. This tendency has done more harm than good to academics in this area,” said Nyakundi.
She warned that academic performance improvement, especially in day schools, will be a miracle if all Fridays are spent in burials.
Kisii University vice chancellor Prof John Solana Akama who is also an alumnae of the school said there is an understanding between religious groups over which day is best for burials.
“Catholics will not want to attend the burial on Sundays for that is the day they rest and praise. The same case applies to Seventh Day Adventist who cannot bury on a Saturday for it is their day of rest so Friday remains as a sacrificial academic day for these services,” stated Prof Akama.
Prof Akama urged the religious leaders and their denominations to go to the drawing table once again to come up with a solution to what is now becoming a challenge in the two counties.