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JSS teachers protest over slashing of capitation, failure to upgrade interns

JSS teachers in Murang'a protests over the government reduction of capitation to learners and failure to employ them on permanent terms. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in Murang'a have protested against the government's decision to slash capitation, saying it will compromise standards of education.

The teachers said the move was uncalled for, as the stakeholders in the education sector had pushed for increased capitation to enable improvement of the teaching.

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