President Uhuru Kenyatta’s meeting with the winner of this year’s Global Teacher Prize’steacher Peter Mokaya Tabichi on Friday would mark a new beginning for Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School .
Speaking when he met teacher Tabichi at State House, Nairobi today, President Kenyatta said by winning the global award, the Kenyan teacher has demonstrated that commitment and integrity pays off.
The President committed to donate Shs 20 million to Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School for the expansion of infrastructure and to encourage students to undertake science subjects.
Tabichi who was declared the recipient of the 2019 Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize on Sunday in Dubai, is a mathematics and physics teacher at Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani village, Nakuru County.
The award comes with a US$1 million prize, which is equivalent to Shs 100 million. The money will be paid in batches over a period of 10 years.
He commended teacher Tabichi’s commitment and devotion to the work of educating the youth saying Kenyans should aspire to emulate virtues and qualities demonstrated by teacher Tabichi.
At State House Nairobi, Tabichi was accompanied by CS Amina Mohammed, his family members led by his father Lawrence Tabichi and officials of the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize.