Nakuru County Senator James Mungai has urged government to borrow a leaf from private schools on how the education sector should be run to help reduce challenges facing the education sector.
Mungai claimed that education standards in private sectors are so high adding that government should learn from what private schools are doing and do the same in public schools to improve education in public schools as well.
Speaking in Nakuru town when he addressed officials of the two teachers unions on Friday afternoon, Mungai said that most of the problems facing public education sector could be solved if the government emulated what private schools do.
He called on the government to acknowledge challenges facing education sector and address them for the good of Kenyans.
“Public education sector has so many problems which have been there for years, but successive governments have failed to address them. The government should borrow what is being done in private schools and apply the same in public schools. When your neighbour’s business is doing well and yours is struggling it is always good to seek advice from your neighbour on what makes his or her business a success,” said Mungai.
He called on teachers not to lose hope and give the industrial court time to amicably address their grievances.
“The court has taken over your issue and I believe it will come out with the best solution and I urge all teachers to be patient and wait for the court’s decision,” added Mungai.
Kuresoi South Member of Parliament Zakayo Cheruiyot who was at the function also called on the government to address the teachers’ issues once and for all to avert future strikes.
“These issues have been there since independence and it is high time the government addressed them to stop teachers’ strike which has become a norm year in year out,” said Cheruiyot.