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Elder Lister
Teachers who do not register for the community-based learning programme will not get paid, the Ministry of Education has said.
Education Chief Administrative Secretary Zachary Kinuthia said such teachers would be considered to have absconded.
He added that a teacher or anyone else who interferes with the programme would be arrested and prosecuted.
“Community based learning will not replace the main curriculum. The government does not want to see children idle,” he told journalists at the Kilifi county commissioner’s office after a meeting with education, security and health officers on Friday.
The programme requires learners to be taught under trees, open places and large social halls in their localities. The teachers will work with community leaders and administrators.
The learners will be put in small groups and will be required to have face masks, observe social distance and regularly wash or sanitise their hands.
Education Chief Administrative Secretary Zachary Kinuthia said such teachers would be considered to have absconded.
He added that a teacher or anyone else who interferes with the programme would be arrested and prosecuted.
“Community based learning will not replace the main curriculum. The government does not want to see children idle,” he told journalists at the Kilifi county commissioner’s office after a meeting with education, security and health officers on Friday.
The programme requires learners to be taught under trees, open places and large social halls in their localities. The teachers will work with community leaders and administrators.
The learners will be put in small groups and will be required to have face masks, observe social distance and regularly wash or sanitise their hands.