The government’s directive on a full transition of grade 10 students geared up in Lugari sub-county as local administrators embarked on a mop-up to ensure that all targeted learners reported to senior schools.
Mugunga Assistant Chief Everline Watwatwa intensified the push for a door-to-door campaign in villages to ensure that her sub-location recorded a 100 per cent transition of learners to senior school, in compliance with last week’s presidential order.
Speaking at Mugunga Secondary School, where she had taken 13 students following a mop-up exercise, Watwatwa vowed to ensure all last year’s Junior Secondary School learners from the sub location who are still at home transit to senior schools regardless of their financial status.
Last week President William Ruto directed that all Grade 10 students should report to their respective senior schools by Friday morning (last week) regardless of whether they had paid school fees or had the required school uniforms.
Watwatwa expressed her commitment to a continuous mop-up exercise in line with the directive and ensuring no child is denied the right to education.
She said: “From Friday I have been moving around the sub location together with village elders and identifying learners who are still at home. On Friday I managed to take six students to two senior schools. Four to Majengo Secondary School and two to Mugunga Secondary School.
“Early today in the company of the village elders I again managed to get 13 students (ten boys and three girls) who were still at home with no hope of going to senior school. We have brought all of them here (Mugunga secondary school).
Watwatwa appealed to all parents in her sub-location to ensure no learner stays at home due to lack of funds.
Mugunga Secondary School Principal Edwin Wetete commended the assistant chief, calling on her colleagues to emulate the same and ensure no child meant to be at school stays at home due to lack of school fees or any other requirement.
He said: “Let all learners meant to be in senior school report to school as directed by the president regardless of whether they have the necessary requirements or not. We are ready to receive them, as we want them to study and get an education.
Wetete appealed to all Lugari residents to be collectively at the forefront and ensure no child stays at home, as education is the only equaliser in any society.
“Don’t just sit around and watch your neighbour’s child idling and sitting at home; guide them to the nearest secondary school for admission.” He appealed.
By Melechezedeck Ejakait
