Junior Secondary School students are not covering their syllabus as expected, as their teachers remain on strike.
Kiambu JSS spokesperson Maureen Makena says no proper learning is taking place among the Grade 7 and 8 students due to the ongoing strike, which has been on for two weeks now.
Most of the students were wasting time in class instead of learning since their tutors are engaged in the JSS national protest, Makena said.
"Very little is happening at JSS as our teachers are participating in the national protest. Our students are suffering and wasting time.
"We hear that a few primary schools teachers are overworking themselves to teach JSS, but they cannot fully achieve the target of the syllabus since they have other responsibilities at the primary school level," Makena said.
The JSS spokesperson made the remarks in Limuru town on Thursday, where she had joined other teachers in the sub-county for the protest.
Makena said their county officials were moving in all sub-counties everyday to participate in the demonstration.
Carrying placards and twigs, the protesting teachers marched to the Limuru TSC sub-county director's offices where they presented their petition.
“The government should think about the JSS losing students. They should just comply with us,” she said.
They urged President William Ruto, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu and the Teachers Service Commission boss Nancy Macharia to consider their pleas, since they were ready to go back to work.
JSS teachers in the country have on strike demanding permanent and pensionable contracts from their employer, the TSC.
They also demanded to be compensated for the period they have worked without payment as interns since joining the profession.
Parliamentary Education Committee chairman Julius Meli had earlier said intern JSS teachers hired on contract will be absorbed by TSC after Parliament allocated funds.
