Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has raised concern over a section of parents invading schools since the results of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examination were released on Monday, January 8.
In a press statement to newsrooms on Monday night, CS Machogu noted that they would take action against parents adding that performance is an overall input of both the parents and students.
"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," CS Machogu stated.
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The Education CS warned that such actions would now be treated as a criminal offence and law officers would take action.
"Going forward, the Ministry of Education will treat any invasion to schools to frog-march teachers out of their workstations 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," remarked the CS.
Last week on Thursday, angry parents barricaded the gates of Mafuta Secondary School in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County, protesting the alleged persistent poor performance of the school in last year’s KCSE examinations.
The parents called for the removal of the school principal. The leading student had a D+, followed by a D -, while the rest of the candidates scored an E.
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