For the record, I support the teacher's strike; sad that it affects children but I support it.

Why can't the government just hire more than enough teachers? It seems to cost much less than Kes 47b assigned to military (who can't even defend Migingo), and negligible per head as compared to MPs taxes (also sorted out).

Free Primary Education is the most significant contribution to Kenya society, in the same stature as new constitution in the last decade. How can it be genuine if they are not teachers? It's the teachers - stupid.

Seems not only English is the problem here; look at the calculations
Income Shs 10000


Expenses;
House help 7000
House rent 7000
Transport 3000
Food 5000
School Fees 10000
Miscellaneous 5000

Balance/Deficit (27000)



Some of these teachers need to go back to school/re-fresher courses from time to time. These are the teachers whom parents have entrusted their children to.

It appears you do not have children.

Yesterday I took him to school. As he entered classroom I saw the teacher inside [luckily, I have a good view of the classroom from the dropping point]. Other children were hovering around as is usual in the morning.

In the evening when I got home I asked him the usual question "how was school today?" He gave the usual answer: "fine".

"Have you done your home work?"

"Yes"

"What subject?"

"English"

"Can I see"

I checked it, and it was the usual length. Then asked whether the teacher was in all day and he said yes..."no tutinathoma indo nyingi" {but we didn't learn many subjects}

For me that was enough confirmation that normal teaching was done since yesterday was the first day for them.

Just out of curiosity, are the knut officials walimu?

If yes, "biggie" ni mwalimu of which skool?