Students of Mufutu Secondary School during their strike in November 2022/Courtesy
After the students’ full-blown strike in November, just before the KCSE 2022 exams, the goose has come home to roost at Mufutu Secondary School in Lugari Ward.
The first six students getting a C- (minus) as 36 score Es, parents, learners and the school community alike are not impressed. To them, this means the issues that students raised in the demonstrations hold water, and something, perhaps about the management, has to be done.
The student went on a rampage agitating on number of issues including poor management of the school, lack of food and absenteeism and recklessness of teachers. This led to the school being closed indefinitely for a week to allow for urgent intervention.
In the KCSE results announced yesterday, two candidates at Mufutu scored D+ (plus) while no one scored a D (plain).
This means the school did not produce any candidate with a university entry grade of C+ (plus) and above.
The results have sparked uproar on social media circles, many demanding the urgent reorganization of the school management and transfer of the school principal, Tom Kitiabi.
Others feel the strike waged by students last year had a hand in the poor performance, and that students need to read books and leave the work of managing the school to people responsible.
In an interview with the Western Kenya Times few weeks after the strike, the school principal had admitted that the demonstrations would have a negative impact on the candidates’ performance.
Looking six years back on the school’s performance
KCSE 2022 presents the worst results the school has ever garnered compared to exams in the last six years.
In 2017, the school posted a mean grade of 3.64 and managed to get six students with university entry grades of C+ and above.
In 2018, five students got university entry grades as the school recorded a mean of 3.93, while four students managed a C+ and above in 2019 as the school posted a mean of 3.94.
In the KCSE 2020, the school received a mean score of 3.78 as 5 students managed university, higher than in 2021 when only three students got a C+ and above as the school posted a mean of 3.54.
Sam Oduor is the editor-in-chief at the Western Kenya Times who leverages the power of the Internet in telling stories that shape opinions.
The performance at Mufutu secondary is very wanting. The issues raised by students must be investigated and appropriate measure be put in place to revive the school.
It’s very discouraging to see these kinds of results. 36 Es???
( Remember Nyakemincha?) After drastic measures were put in place, the school now posts excellent results.