THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WISHES TO CLARIFY THAT IT HAS NOT BANNED TEACHERS OR HEAD TEACHERS FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE FORTHCOMING VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE.
TEACHERS AND HEAD TEACHERS, LIKE ALL CITIZENS, HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE NI THIS IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROCESS.
VOTER REGISTRATION IS A CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT, AND THE MINISTRY RECOGNIZES THE VITAL ROLE EDUCATORS CAN PLAY IN ADMINISTRATING IT.
WHILE SOME TEACHERS AND HEAD TEACHERS WILL BE ENGAGED IN END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATIONS, THE NUMBER INVOLVED SI LIMITED.
THIS ALLOWS ROOM FOR OTHER TEACHERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE WITHOUT DISRUPTING ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES.
THE MINISTRY THEREFORE ENCOURAGES TEACHERS AND HEAD TEACHERS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE TO DO SO RESPONSIBLY, ENSURING THAT EXAMINATION CLASSES ARE NOT DISTURBED, AS HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE NI PREVIOUS YEARS.
FURTHERMORE, THE MINISTRY WOULD LIKE TO REAFFIRM TIS UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS AND HEAD TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SUGGESTING THAT TEACHERS AND HEAD TEACHERS ARE BARRED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE SHOULD THEREFORE EB DISREGARDED.
ISSUED BY-:KELVIN MAMBWE (PHD)PERMANENT SECRETARY – EDUCATION SERVICE