In Summary
- Zizi Afrique Foundation and Ministry of Education Collaborate to Enhance Education Transition.
- Their objective is to raise awareness regarding the importance of education, ensure the accurate registration of birth certificates in NEMIS, and strategize mop-up activities.
- A recent report highlighted that 130,000 students nationwide have not yet enrolled in form one.
The Zizi Afrique Foundation, working in partnership with the Ministry of Education, arranged a forum aimed at supporting community initiatives that support the implementation of 100% Primary-Secondary school transition policies.
Through sustained community engagement, their objective is to raise awareness regarding the importance of education, ensure the accurate registration of birth certificates in NEMIS, and strategize mop-up activities.
In Nairobi’s Dagoretti area, the Sub-County director of education, Mr. Rafael Musyoki, disclosed that 627 learners have yet to transition, and plans for mop-up activities are already underway to enroll all eligible students.
A recent report highlighted that 130,000 students nationwide have not yet enrolled in form one.
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Addressing concerns about teachers withholding result slips due to outstanding school fees, Mr. Musyoki emphasized that such documents rightfully belong to the students.
Deputy County Commissioner Jerald Ratemo issued a stern warning to negligent parents and pledged collaboration with Ocs to hold them accountable for their lack of involvement.
He instructed chiefs to ensure that 2023 KCSE learners who are still at home report to his office for school admission.
Furthermore, a transition follow-up committee, led by Kakai Wasilwa, has been established to oversee transition activities.
Wasilwa expressed the committee’s intention to foster collaboration among stakeholders and bridge existing gaps between schools and communities.
Initiatives will include teachers attending community barasas, while Chiefs will participate in PTAs to enhance collaboration.
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“This initiative aims to test the potential for driving change by focusing on policy enforcement and accountability, rather than plugging gaps. This will be achieved through: Generating evidence on the drivers and barriers to implementing Kenya’s existing 100% transition policy and community accountability,” he said.
Kakai Wasilwa also noted that Dagoretti might be one of the sub counties in kenya to achieve 100 % transition.
Meanwhile, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu in his latest comment on the 100 per cent Primary to Secondary School transition noted that up to 70 per cent of Form Ones across the country have reported to their institutions.
He further assured that the ministry will ensure the more than 1.4 million learners who sat the 2023 KCPE exam join the schools they were placed in
“The Ministry is so far impressed by the ongoing exercise with more than 70 per cent of all those placed in secondary school having already reported,” he said.
