A team of professionals drawn from parts of Kangema Sub County in Murang’a have appreciated and rewarded their former teachers, who are now retired.
The professionals, under a group dubbed Kiruri Homebound Team led by Betty Maina, gifted an early Christmas to the teachers, whom they praised for having greatly impacted their current status.
Sharing food with the tutors, the professionals drawn from the Kiruri location, was planned to surprise their former teachers, observing that after retirement, the teachers face numerous challenging situations.
“Some of the teachers here retired more than 20 years ago. At that time, their salaries were quite meagre, and the pensions they currently earn cannot do much to improve their livelihoods.
Here we have come to share with them meals as we appreciate their work, their impact on us, and many others. Teachers play a key role in society, and we call upon those who have thrived in their careers to remember their teachers while they are still alive,” said Ms. Maina.
She called upon professionals, especially those who work away from their rural homes, to remember teachers back in villages since they laid the foundation for their educational prosperity.
“In this group, we started as friends to assist each other when there were challenges and when we lost one of us, but we have moved to the next level to think of what we can do in society, and one of the decisions was to go back and remember those who contributed to our education,” she averred.
One of the retired teachers, Jane Wambui, lauded the group, saying that since she retired about 20 years ago, she could not imagine one day being appreciated.
Wambui, a former primary school teacher, revealed she taught for 33 years and is delighted to see the children she taught have grown to become engineers, doctors, teachers, and businesspeople.
“It’s great to see the outcome of your work; these professionals are doing great for the nation and society in general, and I also appreciate other teachers who impacted their lives,” she added.
By Bernard Munyao
