REPUBLIC OF KENYA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
PRESS RELEASE
NAIROBI, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2024
For Immediate Release
INVASION OF SCHOOLS OVER CLAIMS OF POOR PERFORMANCE IN NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
A few cases of teacher harassment over claims of poor candidates’ performance have been witnessed in some schools since results of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examination were released on Monday, January 8th, 2024.
The Ministry is disturbed by this unfortunate trend, which appears to create the impression that the burden of poor performance in examinations must be exclusively borne by teachers, especially the Head of Institution.
We wish to remind communities behind these regrettable attacks that learner achievement in examinations is the reflection of the overall input from all stakeholders, including parents, teachers and candidates themselves.
In any case, the Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission have put in place a robust and elaborate mechanism for evaluating the performance of teachers and field officers which always ensure non-performing staff are dealt with in accordance with existing laws and policies.
Going forward, the Ministry of Education will treat any invasion to schools to frog-march teachers out of their work stations as acts of crime that will prompt firm and decisive action from law enforcers.
Any stakeholder who is aggrieved by perceived poor performance of schools in national examinations is advised to follow legal means to report to relevant authorities for action.
HON. DR. EZEKIEL MACHOGU, EGH
CABINET SECRETARY,
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Poor performance and stress many parents and candidates
Mostly poor performance is brought about by students themselves