Leaders warn parents against attacking teachers over poor performance

Former Nyatike MP Edick Anyanga urges leaders to address declining academic standards in the constituency. [File, Standard]

Leaders in Migori county have warned parents against chasing away teachers over the poor performance of schools.

Speaking separately Suna West MP Peter Masara and former Nyatike MP Edick Anyanga said parents and residents shold let the Teachers Service Commission do it’s work instead of taking the law into their hands.

"If somebody is underperforming, the TSC is there to do their work. There is a channel to be followed if a teacher is failing on his or her duty," Mr Masara said.

The Suna West MP asked parents to embrace teachers and support them.

"I don't expect anyone to take the law into their hands by evicting teachers from any school because of poor performance," Masara stated.

He also asked parents to look at the children’s grades saying they cannot expect them to score A when they were admitted with low marks.

Masara emphasized the importance of embracing education and asked parents not to scold their children for scoring lower grades but to take them to TVETs where they could sharpen their skills.

The Suna West MP was speaking at Migori Primary School where he distributed bursaries worth Sh25.5 million.

Their sentiments come days after the release of 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations results.

Anyanga who addressed the Press at his home in Nyatike sub-county, expressed disappointment over the failure by local schools to address declining academic performance.

"You find that from a school, only one student is going to the university. Such schools are not doing justice to learners," he said.

The former MP said it was regrettable that schools that were expected to perform well like Kibuon and Ageng'a Secondary Schools recorded poor results.

He asked the area MP Tom Odege to sit down with principals and teachers and identify what is ailing schools in the area.

"If a principal is not doing his or her work, they should transfer and go elsewhere," Anyanga said.