Education experts have called on the government to integrate the teaching of vernacular languages in primary schools in efforts to promote local cultures and enhance comprehension among young learners.
The scholars said the tendency to favour Western languages like English in teaching and learning has been a hindrance to easy comprehension of some subjects, leading to poor performance.
Speaking during a book launch at Zetech University, Ruiru Campus, the experts said the languages should be taught in rural schools up to class six. "We should revert to the old ways where learning vernacular languages had been integrated into the school curriculum.
It enabled many learners to understand more about their cultures as well as helped in comprehension of even difficult subjects," said Dr.
