A Nakuru based doctor has taken Education CS George Magoha to court, seeking new directives on the transitioning of students in Class 7 and Form 3.
Dr. Benjamin Magare accused Magoha of scrapping an entire academic year and dashing hopes of current Class 7 and Form 3 students who were poised to sit national exams after progressing to the next classes, Class 8 and Form 4 in 2021.
The medic argued that the CS was forcing students to repeat classes and has no clear plan for an academic calendar that appears distorted.
Magare wants Magoha to be compelled to allow learners in Class 7 and Form 3 to be allowed to transition to the next classes and register for Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
He also wants the Ministry of Education to allow enrolment of pre-primary learners. The ministry has not provided direction over the fate of children who were set to join nursery schools.
“Without any notice whatsoever, CS Magoha caused schools to abruptly cut learning. There is no admission to pre-primary, no progression to Class 8 and any other class and no registration of learners to sit the KCPE and KCSE exams for the current Class 7 and Form 3 students,” Magare stated.
He further accused the CS of issuing directives without facts and considering legalities and outcomes of his orders.
Magare stated that Magoha had subjected all students to unfair treatment arguing that the ministry’s decision to interrupt the curriculum without testing them to ascertain so was wrong.
He argued that the ministry was forcing students to repeat classes to cover a syllabus they already completed.
The judge approved the application saying the transition of students is a key issue that needs to be discussed. The case will be mentioned on Monday, November 16.
On Thursday, November 5, Magoha assured parents that the academic year will not be scrapped off. He announced that the school calendar would be reviewed to accommodate learners set to resume learning in January 2021.
The examination timetable would also be reviewed to accommodate the new arrangement and ensure that learners do not lose another academic year.
Grade 4, Class 8 and Form 4 students were the only ones allowed to continue with studies ahead of sitting national exams in March 2021.
School heads are also pushing for the adjustment of the curriculum to ease pressure from teachers who may be forced to adopt crash programs when all students resume classes.
They can’t go to the next class when they had only completed first term,in fact for some first term syllabus had not been completed.kids can’t report to school now with high cases of covid
Magoha awache tu fanye mtiani February ju wengine wapate nafasi yaku take time class 7and gred3 fom 4 students
I agree with the doctor. It will be too hard for teachers to rush the syllabus yet most of the learners have forgotten all they had learned. Pole ndio mwendo
Why are these prople in a hurry to have the children complete school??
Stay with your children at home and enjoy their company.
There is no race to complete KCPE. KCSE
RELAX RELAX
Hello everyone. Based on the argument, I wish to put it clear. I believe you all were once in your lifetime pupils or students. I in particular, could forget what I had learnt for the whole term within weeks while at home.This happened with the fact that I was in a boarding school and I missed to interact with my common peers at home.
Allowing children to the next grade without completing the previous one is suicidal. It will be an overload to them with their teachers.
I may be speaking trush but I am speaking the truth. Am a teacher and I think I am communicating what I know.
Best idea coz it’s like magoha has no true direction of education system. I was also troubled with the new admission for pre-premary
All students should be home untill next year so that the calendar will ok for both students imagine the form four will leave school murch were are the other four please let it be like this all students to resume next year so that the calendar will learn smoothly
It is high time Kenyans embrace Home-schooling. Syllabus coverage is faster as you work one on one with your kids. Who is ready to have their child die of covid to create a warning to the other children? There are no clear guidelines from the Education ministry….Are we all seeing the kind of generation we are going to hatch out of this?
Thumbs up for Dr Magare , many people had an idea but none has taken action. Go a head daktari.
I agree with the Dr coz a class 7and a form 3 can just sit for the exam.
He should have good plans for The students
How can students be promoted to the next class when even first term wasn’t completed.
If Dr Benjamin knows of some schools who have already completed the syllabus then what of those who didn’t even for the previous classes because of inadequate teachers or resources.
We are Kenyan citizens and should be treated equally.