School principals have been warned against withholding students National Examination Certificates for those individuals who have fee arrears.
author The county commissioner of Trans Nzoia, Sam Ojwang has condemned the rising number of school dropouts who have have been denied their Academic certificates in the name of they have fee arrears. The commissioner said that it is against policies laid by the ministry of Education to withhold Academic certificates of students from very amble backgrounds. In addition, the act deprives successful students an opportunity of continuing with their studies . Sam Ojwang spoke after Brenda Chebet’s case was filed in his office. Brenda was denied his Academic certificates after scoring a B plain in her Kenya National Examination from St. John’s Secondary School Sinende. Ojwang called on students with similar problem to report the matter to his office. Brenda told the media that her parents efforts together with the human rights activists to engage the school to give her the Examination certificate yielded no results. Brenda belongs to Matisi slums where sh...