Government is committed to uplifting education standards to achieve middle in-come status.

Plans are underway to develop a comprehensive scheme of service for primary school head teachers in the country reflecting their roles as chief executive officers of their institutions, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has said.

Mr. Musyoka said it is time primary school head teachers get a scheme of service as the only way to improve their terms and conditions of service, thus boost their morale.

The Vice President told over 2,000 head teachers from Eastern Province meeting in Embu town, that the Government is committed to uplifting education standards to achieve middle in-come status.

Present were assistant ministers Kilemi Mwiria (Higher Education), Peter Munya (East Africa), Cecily Mbarire (Tourism) and MPs Emilio Katuri (Manyatta), Lenny Kivuti (Siakago), Eastern PC Mrs. Clare Omolo among other leaders.

"You are managers of teachers and you must be truly recognised as chief executive officers of the schools by getting a scheme of service," Mr. Kalonzo said

The VP said the school heads are responsible for the standards of performance in the schools.
He noted that their influence and steady hand over teachers and pupils would usher in progress and ensure a bright future for the country. Mr. Musyoka said it is the head teachers who allocate resources to areas that are critical to the performance of the school, monitor the implementation of the curriculum and measure the impact of the allocated resources.
The VP also has clarified that the United Nations Security Council has not rejected the Kenyan request for the deferral of the International Criminal Court case.

He said that Kenya has not yet had a formal deliberation with the UN Security Council but had only sought for an informal meeting which will not provide a final verdict until a formal meeting is held.

He, however, added that Kenya had a broad based approach to the ICC matter where by besides the request to the UN, the Attorney General can invoke article 19 of

the Rome statute.

Mr. Musyoka maintained that the Government is committed to eradicating impunity in the Kenyan society and ensures justice for all its citizens alongside national healing and reconciliation.

The Vice Presidents emphasized on the need for leaders to unte and speak with one voice in matters of development in the area.

He said development is elusive to achieve in an area where leaders do not speak with one voice and solve the problems facing their people collectively.

Mr. Musyoka urged secondary and primary school head teachers to make sure that no students are locked out from the ongoing registration exercise for KCPE and KCSE respectively due to lack of birth certificates.

He said it is time for African leaders to team up and speak with one voice in exploring ways of solving the many challenges facing the continent.

"it is time the African leaders team up, stand up and never be misused," said Mr. Musyoka.

Speaker after speaker supported the Vice president’s move to ensure the Kenyan cases at the ICC are deferred back to the country.