Suna West Member of Parliament Peter Masara has lauded the exemplary performance of students from the constituency in the 2023 national exams.
While speaking in a meeting that brought together heads of schools, Teachers Service Commission representatives, and other administrators from the constituency, the legislator said that the upward trend is because of their commitment.
He attributed the improvement which he traced back to the 2021 national exam results to the good educational infrastructure and cooperation from the stakeholders which has also increased the number of students joining the schools.
“I am glad to say that the education standards in the area have been on an upward trend since 2021 which is reflected in terms of the good results in the National Exam,” Said Masara.
The MP said that the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Education and KUPPET, KEPSHA, and KESSHA, also looked at the transition of the former 8-4-4 into the new CBC system.
Masara underscored the need to work together as education stakeholders from Suna West Constituency to ensure consistency in posting good results from the schools in the area.
“I want to encourage parents and teachers to work hand in hand, every party playing their role in education for a continued good performance by the students,” said the Member of Parliament.
The post-mortem of the school’s performance comes just days after the NG-CDF bursary application which will be disbursed in a week for the term one 2024 academic year.
”We have also done a comprehensive vetting for the NG-CDF bursary applicants in the entire constituency and am glad that a total of 4,000 students will benefit from the allocation,” said the MP.
He added that the bursary disbursement which scaled to 10,000 for every beneficiary has been instrumental in cushioning the vulnerable students making them to stay in school.
This would later reduce the student’s movements, making them concentrate more on their studies hence directly contributing to their improved performance in the National Exam.
“I want to thank my vetting team for always prioritizing the more needy students in terms of their financial backgrounds, reducing their movements between school and home, and using their time to study,” added Masara.
Joseph Onyango, Suna West Sub County Director of Education, said that the positive deviation in the schools represents the importance of significant inputs from the stakeholders headed by the area MP.
He encouraged the school heads to always aim at making education better for the stay of students in school, reducing their movements for them to concentrate on their studies.
“It is up to the school heads to know that students must not suffer because of their parents’ faults and should give them more time in schools for them to replicate that in their results,” said Onyango.
His words were amplified by Mbela Mutua, Senior Deputy Cunty Commissioner for the Sub County who also encouraged parents to pay fees in time to prevent students from being frequently sent for fees.
He also called on the parents of those who sat their standard eight National Exam to admit them to schools as an effort to ensure 100% transition into secondary schools.
“As we all know, the government has stressed the 100% transition for the students joining secondary schools. We encourage parents to help us achieve this,” said the DCC.
However, the stakeholders decry the small teacher-student ratio which has challenged the teaching fraternity, making them strain to achieve good results.
“Despite the good results, it is a fact that we are understaffed, and overstretched due to the small teacher-student ratio. We call upon the Ministry of Education to take notes on this and help whenever necessary,” said Pamela Oyoo, Suna West Sub County director.
In attendance also was Roseline Wandigi, KNUT executive secretary, Migori Branch who also called for a peaceful coexistence between the teachers and the respective communities where they teach.
Biko Steve 
KTMN Reporter