In Nyanza, regional director of education Richard Chepkawai, who spoke at the Lake Primary School in Kisumu Town, said the region had registered over 90 per cent turnout.
Chepkawai said at least 14,613 teachers from 4,871 primary schools in Nyanza had turned up training in various training centres.
Chepkawai dismissed claims unionists had stopped the training in the region.
“That is what some people have claimed, but what is important is we have had a good turnout,” he said.
At Coast, teachers in Taita-Taveta turned up for training as Knut officials claimed their members had been intimidated into defying the union.
County Director of Education Simon Wanjohi had claimed 100 per cent attendance but Knut branch secretary Lexox Mshilla put it at 70 per cent.
“We have seen the text messages sent to our members by TSC instructing them to attend the training without fail. They have been warned that if they fail to attend, they would be disciplined,” said Mshilla.
“I have gone around the 11 training centres and found all public and private primary schools heads and their teachers are participating in the exercise. The attendance is 100 percent,” said Wanjohi.
