The national government has been warned against interfering with matters education in all schools since the institutions are handled by people with adequate training.
In a move that seemed to target the recent announcement by the Ministry of Education that banned secondary schools from subjecting students to a mock exam prior to national exams, the Nyamira Knut branch has termed the move as ‘trying to change a culture that is part of the system’.
Speaking at Nyakongo secondary school on Friday, Masaba North Knut assistant secretary James Oteki said the mock exams were part of the culture in the country and warned the government against constantly interfering with education matters.
“We have a good reason why we subject our children to mock exams and that is to boost their confidence. The government has no role to dictate education issues especially those affecting our learners. They can deal with teachers on different issues but not on this one,” he said.
Mr Oteki said the branch will not change its position and vowed to defend the move by school administrators who may be intimidated by the government on the move.
“On this one, we will stand with school management and no one can take the mock exams. The exams have previously proved helpful and is why as Knut, we will defend it to the bitter end,” he added.
The government had on Thursday announced stiff actions against regions that may be found culpable citing that the exams were promoting social unrest in various institutions.