Reshuffled former Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed has suffered a major blow after she miserably lost a case in the High Court of Kenya.
Amb Amina had gone to seek a plea that the college entry-points for Primary teachers be lowered from the current C-plain to D+(plus).
However, in a quick turn of events, High Court judge Weldon Korir oversaw a negotiated deal that seeks to overturn Amina’s directive of lowering the entry grades.
In a consent signed before High Court Judge, Weldon Korir, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Education Ministry and others, the Cabinet Secretary is expected to withdraw the directive.
Others that signed the directive are; the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) and the Attorney-General.
Hardship areas
The former Education CS believed that candidates who score D+ should consider teaching courses so as to help those who do not benefit from an equitable environment of learning.
The CS cited this would help areas of Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) and North Eastern parts of the Country, which are desperately in need of teachers.
Employ locals
She had insisted that most of the teachers posted in these areas flee due to terror attacks, bandit raids and cattle rustling adding that the solution would be hiring local residents until the situation is normalized.
The current entry grade for teaching is C (plain) and above.
In the legal battle, TSC CEO Nancy Macharia Had pleaded with the court to remove from the CS powers to determine entry-point grades for teachers in the country.