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| Governor Kuti Giving His Keynote Speech at the Conference Which Took Place at Rangelands Hotels on the Outskirts of Isiolo Town. |
The County Government of Isiolo led by Governor Dr. Kuti and in collaboration with various stakeholders held a 'first-of-its-kind' in which solutions to the seemingly poor state of education in the region with the county managing to send only 29 students to University last year and only managing 26 the preceding year which was described as a 'worrying trend' by the Governor as he insisted that there is a possible scenario where most upcoming job opportunities especially those related to the Vision 2030 projects may face significant challenges in sourcing skilled labour locally as the number of students joining institutions of higher learning continues to dwindle which is primarily caused by dismal results produced by local schools in National Examinations at both the primary and secondary level.
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| The Conference Attracted Various Stakeholders Across the Education Sector including the MCAs. |
Stakeholders decried that even the 'handful' who are 'lucky' to proceed to higher institutions are those who went for studies outside the 'borders of the county' and emphasized for attention to now be drawn on the root causes of the 'disturbing trend' among local schools and students and the remedies,if any, which can be deployed to reverse the situation.
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| Education Stakeholders Following The Proceedings at the Conference Keenly. |
Some of the key challenges identified according to the stakeholders were among others drug abuse, absenteeism related to pastoralism, teenage pregnancies, lack of coordination among various bursaries, failure by fathers to provide guidance🙎 and de-localization of teachers. Poor infrastructure in schools has also been blamed as some of the key challenges in the education sector by the stakeholders.
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| Governor Kuti Getting Briefed at the ChildFund booth. The Organization is a Key Stakeholder in the Education Sector. |
Notable stakeholders at the function included among others Parents Association(PAs) from schools across the county, KNUT county officials, County Teachers' Service Commission, BOMs,ECDE ward coordinators MCAs and reps of the National Council for Nomadic Education. The function also attracted various development partners whose programmes primarily target education.
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| Stakeholders Following the Proceedings at the Conference. They Sought Lasting Solutions to the Ailing Sector in an Event That Was Exclusively Sponsored by the County Government. |
Several stakeholders called for close coordination with national government agencies to combat the drug abuse menace among the youth especially those who are still going to schools and colleges and also called for the harmonization of the various bursaries available under various government agencies. Motivation of teachers from Schools which post encouraging results was also among some of the recommendations floated to arrest the trend before it gets out of hand.
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| Governor Kuti Signing a Visitor's Book at One of The Stands at Sidelines of the Conference. |
In his key note address at the event, Governor Kuti insisted that 'this should not be the time to point fingers at each other or dwell on past failures' but instead 'focus on how to find long-term solution to the factors ailing the education sector in Isiolo'.
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| A section of the Stakeholders Close Following The Proceedings at the 'Unique' Conference Which Sought Solutions To The Challenges Facing Schools in the Region. |
Governor Kuti further supported calls by other leaders to harmonize the various bursary platforms available so that more local students can benefit from the and for the bursary to reach a wider scope of the population. That way, equality during disbursement can also be fairly guaranteed which makes it worth giving a shot.
Governor Kuti further reiterated his earlier commitment while emphasizing that even though the County Government is institutionally in charge of the ECDE department only (with respect to the broader education sector), he affirmed his administration's commitment to work with various stakeholders in order to improve education at all stages including primary and secondary levels of education.
The event is expected to be held annually henceforth to keep the conversation on quality education alive.
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