Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai has warned individuals against disrupting the on-going Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) training, saying they will be arrested and taken to court.
In a statement, Mutyambai said police will not allow anyone to unlawfully sabotage legitimate activities of the government.
“A few individuals have however threatened to disrupt the training exercise that is going on across the country. As a law enforcement agency, we wish to caution individuals or groups of persons who intend to interfere with the exercise that the police shall not hesitate to take stern measures against them” he said in a statement.
The warning came shortly after education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha launched CBC training targeting 90,000 teachers, declaring that there was no going back in the implementation of the new education curriculum.
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Magoha insists that anyone opposed to the program do so for their own vested interests
Mutyambai directed County and Sub-County commanders under the supervision of regional commanders to ensure the exercise which was launched Tuesday by Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha continues uninterrupted.
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Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Wilson Sossion has already called on teachers to stay away from the training.
The IG at the same time called on those opposed to the exercise for whatever reason to follow the laid down procedures in airing their grievances instead of taking the law in their hands.
“We shall not allow anyone to unlawfully sabotage legitimate activities of government and those culpable will be apprehended and be dealt with according to the law” the police boss said.
He added “we appeal to those opposed to the exercise for whatever reason to follow laid down procedures in airing their grievances instead of taking the law in their hands”.
Several Kenya National Union of Teachers officials were arrested for trying to incite teachers against the exercise.
One person was arrested in Makueni County while four others were nabbed in Kakamega. They are expected to be arraigned in court.
Meanwhile, a section of KNUT officials are under fire from the state over their opposition to the roll out of the new curriculum is schools.
Drama ensued in Busia town as area KNUT branch secretary general Patrick Mulamba was arrested by police moments after addressing teachers who had attended meeting on the upcoming competence based curriculum training.
Mulamba had made his way to St. Joseph’s Busia Girls primary school where teachers from the area are to undergo training on the new education curriculum.
In his opposition, Mulamba faulted the ministry of education for failing to issue an elaborate plan on how the whole exercise will be conducted.
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