Teachers have vowed to strongly oppose Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i's plan to punish all principals whose schools performed poorly in last year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
During the release of KCSE results in Mombasa, Matiang'i announced that all principals who recorded poor results in their respective schools would be dealt with accordingly.
The announcement sparked fear among school heads and teachers who have warned Matiang'i against going ahead with the plan claiming there many factors that can contribute to poor performance.
The Kenya National Union of Teachers Kiambu East executive secretary, Mr Clement Gicharu, stated that Matiang'i should work with other teachers but not deploying tactics that would intimidate them.
“We (Knut) will not allow Matiang’i to cause unnecessary fear and panic among the teachers. We have been supporting his activities, but on this one, we are not with him and we will not allow him take that route,” Mr Gicharu affirmed.
In last year’s KCSE exams, out of the over 500,000 candidates who sat the test, only 88,928 attained C+ (plus) and above while only 141 students scored straight As.
The exams were the most guarded in the history of Kenya and no candidate missed his/her results.
