The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has registered 224,494 tutors in readiness for community-based learning that the government hopes will keep students busy as schools remain closed.
The number is 67 per cent of the 337,432 teachers the commission has employed.
The remaining 112, 938 teachers are expected to register by tomorrow.
However, poor coordination and communication threaten to stall the project even before it takes off.
Teachers, government administrators and health officials have decried lack of clear directions on how to execute the plan.
Little has been done to reassure Kenyans of the safety of their children despite many expressing fears.
«Nyumba Kumi officials should be responsible for the safety of children,» Mr Maiyo said Wednesday. The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers and the Kenya National Union of Teachers support the idea but Kuppet opposed calls by teachers for a risk allowance. The scheme will be run by the Education Ministry and the TSC with support from Health and Interior ministries.
Teachers to be briefed
TSC communications head Betty Wababu said teachers would be briefed on the plan once registration is over. «Why is he now saying children in primary and secondary school should meet in villages without ascertaining adherence to health protocols?» Mr Stephen Mwangi from Embu County asked.
