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Moi Educational Centre’s new high school wing opens doors
Moi Educational Centre High School has opened its doors to day scholars seeking admission to the institution.
Yesterday, the management of the mixed school located a few kilometres from Nairobi’s Central Business District said student recruitment was ongoing.
The official opening is scheduled for January 13, 2020, with new admissions targeting students seeking to join Form One and Two.
Full transition
Moi Educational Centre chairperson Paul Chemng’orem said the opening of the day school option was aimed at supporting the government’s ambition to realise 100 per cent transition of pupils to secondary schools.
“The opening will ease the burden of limited day high schools and provide parents with an extra choice of schools in the category,” said Mr Chemng’orem.
Chemng’orem said that the institution was geared towards harnessing the potential of all its students regardless of their cultural or religious affiliation.
The school’s management spoke yesterday at the institution during the unveiling of the school logo by Baringo Senator Gideon Moi, on behalf of the school patron, former President Daniel Moi.
Ms Caroline Muriuki, of Medialink PR and Advertising Company, which was behind the logo’s design said the Latin inscription it bears, Contendunt Excellentiam, means striving for excellence.
The logo, designed in a month, has a bright golden sun denoting a bright future for students and a clear sky for transparency and clarity of mind. The white skies represent aiming beyond the horizon in pursuit of success.
The board chairperson said the high school was a continuation of a legacy started by the school patron, who believed in quality education for all.
Gideon said the opening of the school was a dream come true and actualisation of an idea hatched three decades ago out of passion for the provision of quality education.
“Former President Moi believed in education. His vision to have a Kenya free of illiteracy still lingers in the minds of his vision carriers. A lot of us here are recipients of his strong education policies as well as support,” said Gideon.
He said education was a pedestal that will ensure that Kenya is a healthy and wealthy nation.
“It is the only sure way of attaining peace amongst us. It is the only equaliser between the haves and the have-nots,” said the senator.
God-given abilities
He added: “What ails us as a nation is not a disease but the lack of knowledge to treat the disease called ignorance. Ignorance prohibits us from realising our God-given abilities to conquer the challenges that we face.”
Gideon said he strongly believes that the school will increase the education space and close the gap on mixed day schools.
“The school will partner and support the Government of Kenya in the roll-out of the CBC (competency-based curriculum). This will ensure collective success in the training of our teachers, hence best teaching practices in our classrooms,” he promised as he handed over the logo
Source: The Standard
Gideon: We must invest more in the education sector
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has called for increased investment in education.
Gideon, who spoke at Moi Educational Centre in Nairobi yesterday, said quality education is the best tool the disadvantaged in our society can use to fight poverty.
Education is the only means by which we can bring equality and opportunities to all people, he said.
He said this is what fired up former President Daniel Moi’s passion for education, which has become a core part of his legacy.
“He (former president) saw the future and realised Kenya will not develop without investment in education,” the senator said when he presided over the groundbreaking of Moi Educational Centre High School.
The state-of-the-art Moi Educational Centre, a top performer in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations, hopes to start admitting Form One and Form Two students from January 2020.
“It is the duty of all leaders to ensure the education of all children is secured,” said Gideon.
He added: “Education is the way and the biggest equaliser in any society. It provides every person with a future and associated opportunities.”
The Kanu chairman also touched on the important role teachers play in the education sector, describing it as special.
“The work of a teacher is special. We all know when it begins, when he or she teaches in class or when we meet the students they have taught but we will never know when the work of a teacher comes to an end for the good work of a teacher never ends,” Gideon said.
He added: “The impact of a good teacher is like ripples in the sea of humanity and history. These ripples are eternal and everlasting.”
Moi Educational Centre board chairman Paul Chemng’orem said the idea to start a secondary school has been in the works for some time.
“It is the wish of many parents that their children transition to secondary school in this same institution,” he said.
Meanwhile, the senator said the expansion should not be seen as merely adding another school
“It is part of our important legacy and our big plan to educate Kenya. One day, this school will celebrate this day as an important anniversary, perhaps 25, 50 or 100 years down the line,” Gideon said.
The senator said such investments in the sector is what will cement legacies.
“I pray history may judge us with mercy. If we happen to be in this world and you ask how we did what did, we will answer that we are no more than mere servants. We have simply fulfilled our duty,” he said.