Govt Threatens to Sack Principals in Grade 10 Fallout
Kindiki has imposed a Friday deadline to achieve 100 per cent transition to Grade 10, as the government intensifies its feud with school heads...
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Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has warned school principals they risk losing their jobs if they fail to ensure full Grade 10 transition by Friday, January 30. This comes as the government intensifies efforts to enroll the remaining 8 per cent of learners who have not yet reported to their respective schools.
- 92 per cent of learners have already reported to school, with the government aiming for a full transition by the end of the week.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki affirmed that the government will provide strategies for uniforms and school fees.
- President William Ruto previously instructed that students with financial challenges should be permitted to join senior schools wearing their Junior Secondary School (JSS) uniforms.
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Government Addresses Grade 10 Transition by Transferring Students and Threatening Principals - January 2026
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba warned school principals they risk losing their jobs if they do not ensure full Grade 10 transition by Friday, January 30. The government is intensifying efforts to enroll the remaining 8 per cent of learners who have not yet reported to their schools. As part of these efforts, CS Ogamba announced that some Grade 10 students will be transferred from schools with low enrollment to institutions with sufficient capacity. The ministry is currently collecting data to identify the affected schools. The transfers are scheduled to begin next week.
