Poor leadership and maladministration are key factors contributing to dismal performance in national exams from Gusii region, a renowned scholar has said.
This comes few days after the release of K.C.S.E results by education Ministry which yet again saw institutions from the region recording poor grades of having their results cancelled.
Speaking in Marsh Park Hotel on Wednesday during education stakeholders meeting, Prof. Joseph Nyasani called the Ministry of education and teachers employers (TSC) to review deployment of teachers in area institutions.
He said exam malpractice and irregularities are rampant in the area since they are tolerated by school heads who are anti- change.
The don, who uniquely code switches comfortably to over seven languages asked school heads of institutions which were severely affected to resign or seek transfer.
“Our region will always record poor grades due to opaque and corrupt leadership in our institutions. This calls for an affirmative action from the Ministry by investigating the issue and sacking or transferring masterminds,” he said.
“Alternatively, they can be sincere and step aside for other people who are competent to take over. It is worrying that some teachers are staying in an institutions for over two decades,” he said.
Nyasani asked parents from the region to petition the Ministry of Education in order to expedite the process of reforming schools from the region.
“We have been recording poor grades even in the watch of parents. It is their obligation to speak to the Ministry through a petition,” he said.
Kisii School and Nyabururu Girls had the results of more than 700 students cancelled and withheld respectively due to alleged examination malpractices.
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