Intercollegiate Championship kicks off in Eregi amidst quality fear

Intercollegiate Championship kicks off in Eregi amidst quality fear

The Kenya Teachers Intercollegiate Sports Performance is set to be hit negatively following a decision by the Ministry of Education to expel about 3,000 teachers with D+ minimum grades from teaching colleges, according to Paul Maina, the Secretary General Kenya Teachers Sports Association.

Maina said this will be evident as the National Teachers Colleges Sports Association begin today at Eregi Teachers College for this year’s championships that kicks off on Tuesday.

He added that some colleges were already feeling the effects of the move ahead of the championship.

“When we were in Meru for Eastern Championships and we realized some colleges had been affected. Like in Mandera, they presented only 10 athletes. I believe they had a larger team being their first time to participate. Luckily, we have a representative in the walk race,” said the Secretary General.

He added: “Others include Garissa and Kitui. We call on the government to rethink the position and future of the generation remembering they had paid (School) fees.”

The organizers expect  some 600 competitors in various disciplines to compete at the event that will run up to Thursday.

Maina, who is also the sports coordinator at Kigari TTC in Embu, noted that Nyanza, Nairobi and Rift valley have the highest number of athletes as they also bring Paralympic teams.

During the championships, stiff competition is expected from Rift Valley and Western with other teams from Eastern, Nairobi, Nyanza and Coast trying to keep the pace.

In 2018, the teams gathered at Tambach Teachers College, where Rift valley carried the overall victory.

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