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A mean grade of D+ will be enough to be a teacher in North Eastern
Amina Mohamed. Cabinet Secretary for Education. ( Courtesy)
NAIROBI—Students from the North Eastern Counties who want to train as P1 teachers will now benefit as the government plans to lower the entry mark in teaching colleges to D plus.
However, students from other counties will be required to attain a mean grade of C plain in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
Speaking at Laico Regency , the Cabinet Secretary for Education ambassador Amina Mohamed said it was time North Eastern Counties produced their own teachers.
“Other regions have local teachers, why Not North Eastern? We will lower the grade so that this region can have local teacher too,” Amina said.
Education Ministry statistics show that only ten percent of students in teachers training colleges hail from North Eastern counties.
Non local teachers posted to the region have been seeking transfers since February, citing violation of their human rights. They cited discrimination on the basis of their race, sex, religion. Conscience, belief, culture, language and dress.
Amina Mohamed, the Cabinet Secretary for Education stated this will be the last intake of P1 teachers as the government plans to scrap the training in July and replace it with diploma training.
Some parents from this region are however not happy with D students training as teachers.
“A D student is someone who failed, how can a failure teach our children? The government should stop this,” Hassan, a parent told Kulan Post.
Applicants with Visual and hearing impairments will be required to have a mean grade of C minus to train as P1 teachers.
