Private secondary schools in Nakuru County have been urged to absorb more poor form one students, especially those who missed places in public schools.
Nakuru county education executive Catherine Kitetu said that private schools should be considerate and admit students who missed slots in public schools, but want to proceed with their education.
Speaking Tuesday during the official opening of Talanta Boys’ high school in Bahati constituency, Kitetu said that private schools should stop focusing more on business and money, but also have the patriotic spirit of helping poor Kenyan students.
“Private schools have played a vital role in transforming the Kenyan education sector and that cannot be written off but they must also come in at this time when public schools cannot absorb all those graduating from class eight and help in giving them places in their schools,” she said.
Kitetu said that the county government was committed towards working with the private investors in the education sector, who are willing to partner with the government in transforming the education sector in Nakuru County.
The proprietor of Talanta boys, Albert Mureithi said that in the spirit of helping the needy in the county the school will give a full four year scholarship to eleven students, who will be selected from all the eleven constituencies in Nakuru County.
“Our school is not just about business but we are committed at helping the government in bettering the standards of education in the county and we will in each year be giving full four year scholarships to eleven students, one student from every constituency in the county and this has started this year,” he said.