Evaluation of Stakeholders Preparedness And Secondary Education In Nakuru County-Kenya Amidst of Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish whether stakeholders of secondary school education were prepared in combating COVID19 effects among students and staff in Nakuru County. The study came up with six objectives whereby the overall objective was to assess stakeholders’ preparedness for schools’ reopening. The findings and recommendations of the study are deemed significant since they are expected to inform policy makers on how to control contagious future pandemics in schools. Out of 345 targeted schools, 132 were selected through Stratified Random Sampling which was considered suitable because the targeted population was heterogeneous in nature as it comprised of various categories of schools. Full responsibility for developing recommendations which would assist policy makers to come up with practical guidelines solely lies on the Education System, Ministry of Health, Local Community and the whole country. The study was done in 2020 and it adopted descriptive research design in which quantitative and qualitative data was collected using questionnaires. The researcher analyzed data using tables and bar graphs. The study found out that 239 stakeholders forming 90.53% of schools were ill-equipped to handle effectively the disease’s effects and recommended that, the government be in the forefront in creating awareness of its effects amongst learners, staff and community.