The teaching fraternity and the community of the Kabuto area in the North Kadem Ward, Nyatike sub-county, have called upon the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to post a female teacher at Kabuto Primary School.
Speaking during an interview, the Deputy Head of Institution at Kabuto Primary School, Dick Oganda, stated that male teachers have been forced to assist and handle female pupils at school, a practice that should be handled by female teachers.
“Girls undergo a lot of body changes and physical appearances that should be explained by a female teacher, but we are forced to step in because we lack one within the school,” said Oganda.
He called upon the relevant education stakeholders to address the matter to restore confidence and dignity for the girls in the institution.
The primary school, which has a population of 434 pupils, 230 being girls, is located in the semi-arid region of Nyatike, linked with a poor road network and constantly affected by floods, making it one of the hardship areas to work in within the county.
Nyatike Member of Parliament Tom Odege has been championing the national government to categorise the constituency as a hardship area to enable civil servants to receive hardship allowances.
The school also lacks enough teaching staff, latrines for teachers and pupils, a fence, desks, as well as decent housing for teachers.
The Nyatike National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) has, however, constructed some toilets for students and done some renovations for classes to provide a conducive environment for learners.
Edith Akinyi, a parent from the school, called upon the Teachers’ Service Commission to post a female teacher to help handle the delicate girls in the school.
Akinyi also urged the Ministry of Education to consider a facelift of the school to uplift its standards and supplement what the Nyatike NG-CDF was doing for the school.
In August this year, the Education CS Julius Ogamba promised that the government would improve schools with poor infrastructure, with special emphasis being given to institutions in remote areas, following a public outcry.
