Tues 9th August 2022, Election Day
By PAULA ODHIAMBOThe results of the 2016 KCSE examinations were highly disappointing. This is not necessarily to say they were inaccurate.While I cannot speculate on what went on with the sciences, I can confidently state that the fact that there was not a single straight A in English in the entire nation should come as no surprise.In order to hone their language skills, Kenyan students are encouraged not only to be attentive in class, but also to read newspapers, watch the news, and put what they learn into practice in their daily conversations.This is all well and good, until you pay attention to the way many of our teachers speak. In addition, should you take some time to carefully peruse the next newspaper you pick up, before long, you will run into egregious grammatical mistakes English is anything to go by, there is no need to