Nakuru Town West MP Samwel Arama has taken issue with secondary school heads who deny students their certificates due to fee arrears.
The MP revealed that a section of school heads were holding students’ certificates over fee arrears.
Speaking at Milimani Primary school during the handing over of modern boarding facility, the Lawmaker said it is wrong for school heads to hold the certificates.
According to Arama, such a move by school derails the academic progress of the affected learners.
He underscored the importance of KCSE certificates in the modern world reiterating that a student lacking the vital document can neither secure a job nor further his education.
“School heads should think about the future of learners. I have received several complaints of school heads who have refused to release the certificates. When in leadership we should know that it is not permanent. A time will come that you will have to leave and therefore there is need to leave a good legacy,” stated Arama.
The lawmaker argued that the government was the financier of schools and thus the heads should not take it upon themselves to punish the students by denying them their certificates.
The third term serving Lawmaker’s remarks follow a directive by Ministry of Education instructing all county directors of Education to ensure all primary and secondary school heads release students’ certificates in their custody without charging any levy.