Education Minister Mutula Kilonzo has
supported the wearing of miniskirts school uniforms for school girls
terming it as ''modern'' dressing.
Speaking at Chelilis Girls High School in Bureti,
Kericho County on Wednesday, Mutula said the reaction was a
manifestation that the education sector was still being governed by
outdated rules and regulations.
Earlier this week, learning at Rwathia Girls
Secondary School in Kangema district was disrupted after students went
on strike demanding to wear miniskirts.
The students complained that the uniform was "too
long, ugly and not meant for their age". Some are said to have cut the
standard-issue skirts to the "desired length", but the school
administration was not amused, leading to a confrontation.
Mutula said that the ministry was in the process of changing the Education Act that has been in force since 1968.
Meanwhile, the government through the Ministry of Education will employ 20,000 teachers in this financial year.
Mutula however insisted that all teachers will be
employed only by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) as stipulated in
the new Education Bill.
He further said that, there is need for employment of
80,000 more teachers in order to cope with the growing numbers of
children in school.
The Education Minister also said that those teachers
that were employed by the school Board of Governors shall be given
priority during the teachers' recruitment exercise.
He also noted that the Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers will be formally employed by the government very soon.
Source:kbc
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