Days after a number of schools from Nyamira County benefited from the ongoing project of Rural Electrification, a school head has said morning preps will be compulsory in his school as from next term.
Ritibo primary headteacher Peter Monubi said majority of PTA members had agreed that students to report to school by 5.30am to make use of the electricity that was recently supplied to the institution.
He said normal tuition during school days was not prohibited by the law compared to holiday tuition that was banned by the ministry.
“We are very happy with the rural electrification programme in the country. Parents and teachers agreed that students will be reporting to school quite early as from next term. This will enhance making good use of the electricity,” he said.
“Morning prep during school days is not illegal at all. This is why we will be out with a lot of resilience to ensure our children get maximum benefits out of this,” he added.
He said parents had agreed to pay Sh100 per week for every child that will be used for paying teachers who will be showing up during preps.
“I want to make it clear that it is not easy to pay teachers for this particular exercise. However, parents have settled on Sh100 for every child and remember this will not be compulsory. Through tuition, our performance will improve and that is guaranteed,” he said.