Education CS Julius Ogamba has put on notice school principals not adhering to President William Ruto’s directive of admitting Grade 10 students transitioning to senior secondary schools, irrespective of whether they have school fees, personal items or uniform.
Speaking at Nyansakia grounds during a funds drive for 20 PAG churches in Kitutu Chache Constituency in Kisii County, Ogamba also called out politicians who were allegedly advocating for tribalism in selection into national schools. He said the government would not condone leaders out to taint education with negative politics.
The CS cautioned principals that they risked losing their jobs, should they be found locking learners out of school for lack of school fees.
He was emphatic that children must be left to learn in the institutions they have been called including the top national schools.
Ogamba also urged area residents to support president Ruto for a second term in 2027 saying they cannot isolate themselves from the rest of Kenyans by supporting another person, simply because he was from their community.
Speaking at the same function, Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse appealed to school principals to desist from distressing parents by demanding full payment of fees and other levies.
Taveta MP John Bwire castigated the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for insinuating that national schools in central Kenya were not meant for children from other regions, saying such opinion was discriminative and goes against the tenets of national unity.
By Jane Naitore
