Over 600 students are yet to report to Form 1 in the Nyanza region as the government launches a campaign to mop up the learners. The door-to-door campaign aims to achieve a 100% transition to Form 1 by the end of the week. https://shorturl.at/eCL47
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00:00 Nelson Sifuna, the Regional Director of Education, Nyanza.
00:07 Together with me, I have a multi-agency team that is working on mopping up to ensure all those children who are still at home are mopped up and taken to schools.
00:25 I'm accompanied by Director Salome Maina from the Ministry of Education Headquarters, by the DCC Kisumu Central and also the County Director of Education, Kisumu County.
00:48 And the Police Assurance and Standards Officer. We are at Kisumu Girls and the Chief Principal is here.
00:59 We are happy the way our schools are receiving those students who are still at home.
01:07 Already we have seen a girl who scored 373 marks. This is a girl, the mother was in hospital, she could not make it.
01:24 We have mopped her, she is here. And today alone we managed to get 156 children who are still at home. They are being taken to various schools.
01:41 I want to request, if there is any child remaining anywhere, take the child to the nearest school, nearest day school.
01:56 They will be admitted without a demand for any money. They will go with the current uniform. The process of buying uniform will take time.
02:11 We are also appealing to sponsors and well-wishers. Such case like a girl who has scored 373 and is at home, we should come in and assist so they continue with their studies.
02:29 And our Chief Principal has actually pledged to ensure she gets a sponsor for this girl.
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