TSC interdicts school head in Kisii for charging illegal fees
A pupil walks into Kisii Campus Primary School on February 2, 2017. The school's headteacher has been interdicted for charging illegal levies. PHOTO | MAGATI OBEBO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- New parents bringing pupils to the school have been paying Sh2,000 for the school bus.
- The school has also been charging Sh900 for the examinations.
- Dr Sugut said the teacher had been acting contrary to the Ministry of Education guidelines.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has interdicted a primary school headteacher in Kisii for asking pupils to pay for a school bus and examinations administered every term.
Kisii Campus Primary School headteacher Ismail Ombati was sent packing by the commission on Wednesday.
New parents bringing pupils to the school have been paying Sh2,000 for the school bus acquired recently and Sh900 for the examinations.
County Director of Education William Sugut on Thursday confirmed that the teacher had been suspended following complains by parents.
"The allegations were made and were investigated fully by TSC and I confirm that the said teacher has since [been interdicted]," Dr Sugut said on Thursday.
MINISTRY GUIDELINES
He said the teacher had been acting contrary to the Ministry of Education guidelines by imposing extra fees though the government is sending money to the school every term.
Mr Ombati is the second teacher in less than two months to be suspended in Kisii County over misconduct.
In December, Nyabururu Girls Principal Elmelda Onchenge was also interdicted after a student sustained injuries following corporal punishment.
Dr Sugut warned that firm action would be taken against teachers found contravening the ministry’s guidelines.
"We are vigilant as [a] ministry to ensure the guidelines are followed to the letter.
“This means any teacher who will be standing in the way of reforms will have himself to blame," he said.
