As the teachers strike enter the fourth week, a World Bank report has bashed the educators for being absent in schools.
The report revealed that though teachers can be in class, some do not teach especially those in public schools though there are enough facilities.
The Service Delivery Indicators report carried out indicate that 16.4 per cent of teachers in public schools are likely to be absent in schools compared to 13.7 per cent in private schools.
In public rural schools, absenteeism is worse at 17.2 per cent compared to urban public schools at 13.7 per cent.
In the report released by Prof Mwangi Kimenyi a senior fellow of Brookings Institution and director of Africa Growth Initiative, teachers in public schools take the lead in being absent in class at 47.3 per cent compared to private at 30.7 per cent.
In public rural schools, absenteeism is at worse at 48.8 per cent compared to urban public schools at 42.6 per cent.
Subsequently, pupils in public schools get the least minimum teaching hours a day at two hours and 19 minutes compared to private ones who get three hours and 28 minutes.
Pupils in urban public schools is even worse as they are only taught for two hours and 13 minutes compared to rural public schools who are taught for two hours and 37 minutes.
The report further states that as a result of the above shortcomings, children in private schools are better equipped with knowledge than those in public schools.
Children in private schools were rated to get minimum knowledge at 50 per cent compared to public schools at 35.1 per cent.
In test score for English, Maths and pedagogy 60 per cent of children in private schools were better equipped in the sector compared to 56 per cent in public schools.
Kimenyi who is also the founding executive director of Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis said some teachers could be present in school but absent themselves in class.
World Bank country director Diarietou Gaye said Kenya has continued to make major progress in the last few year despite such problems as the country inches closer to a middle level income economy.
She said the report which had been compiled in the last three years indicate that the country had invested heavily on education and health.
She said the recent introduction of free maternal care was commendable as it would complement FPE.
Uwezo country coordinator, John Mugo, said Knut needed to tame teachers absenteeism since it had been revealed in the report as the most shortcoming compared to teachers shortage.
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