EACC to teachers: Continue serving with commitment for a values-driven society
05:12:2024: EACC’s Commissioner John Ogallo has acknowledged and commended the teachers’ key role in inculcating values among learners through education and urged them to continue serving with commitment as they hold the key to realizing a values-driven Kenyan society.
Commissioner Ogallo was opening a three-day training workshop for the Integrity Club patrons drawn from 40 primary and secondary schools in Kilifi, Tana River, and Lamu Counties at Pwani University last week.
The Commission is mandated to fight corruption through law enforcement, prevention, public education, and promotion of ethics and best practices. Through the Department of Education and Public Awareness, the Commission educates the public on ethics, integrity, good governance, and anti-corruption to enhance public involvement in the fight against corruption.
It implements several activities, including school outreach, Integrity Club patrons training, sponsorship of the anti-corruption category in national music and drama festivals, development of relevant IEC materials and awareness programs for education sector stakeholders to inculcate values among the youth at all learning levels and enhance transparency and accountability in the management of learning institutions of learning.
The training aimed is at equipping the patrons with knowledge, skills and attitudes on ethics, integrity, and anti-corruption to enable them to manage Integrity Clubs effectively in their respective schools.
The participants, who came from 32 secondary schools, five primary schools, and three special schools for children with special needs, were trained on the concept of corruption and unethical conduct, the establishment and management of integrity clubs, promoting integrity through drama, music, and other approaches, and lessons learned from existing integrity clubs with Mr. Shongolo Galgalo, the Teachers Service Commission Deputy County Director for Kilifi presenting on the ‘Role of Teachers in the Promotion of Ethics and Integrity in Institutions of Learning.’
The training culminated in developing a plan of action with specific activities to be implemented by the patrons towards establishing Integrity Clubs in respective schools.
Integrity clubs have contributed towards reduced cases of indiscipline and school dropout, improved academic performance, and promoted a culture of honesty, hard work, responsibility, and enhanced leadership skills and talent development among members in institutions of learning.
