the people of Kenya. The Basic Education Act (2013) has adopted the 1976 language policy in education in Kenya (Eshiwani 1983) at such a time when refugee population in Kenyan schools continue to become increasingly students’ diverse in terms of race, class, ethnicity and languages. It is however notable that the urban refugees are not performing well in school especially in Kenyan remedial languages. Both Mwiki and New Eeastleigh primary schools both located in urban areas and with refugee pupil population at 10% and 99% respectfully have recorded a low performance in both English and Kiswahili languages as shown tables below. Good performance in languages is a pointer to the general performance of a pupil. (Mwiki and New Eastleigh primary head The maximum score a pupil can record is 100 schools’ teachers’ offices). marks in a subject. Table 1.1 KCPE Language Meanscores (2009-2013) for Mwiki and New Eastleigh refugee pupils. Primary Schools’ SCHOOL YEAR SUBJECT 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 MWIKI ENGLISH 36.92 42.7 44.5 44.95 43.7 KISWAHILI 35.9 47.6 50.33 30.15 33.17 NEW ENGLISH 45.3 44.8 47.03 50.37 44.59 EASTLEIGH KISWAHILI 42.7 48.5 49.82 43.30 40.56 Source; Head offices (Mwiki and New eastleigh primary schools) teachers’
the people of Kenya. The Basic Education Act (2013) has adopted the 1976 language policy in education in Kenya (Eshiwani 1983) at such a time when refugee students’ population in Kenyan schools continue to become increasingly diverse in terms of race, class, ethnicity and languages. It is however notable that the urban refugees are not performing well in school especially in Kenyan remedial languages. Both Mwiki and New Eeastleigh primary schools both located in urban areas and with refugee pupil population at 10% and 99% respectfully have recorded a low performance in both English and Kiswahili languages as shown tables below. Good performance in languages is a pointer to the general performance of a pupil. (Mwiki and New Eastleigh primary schools’ head teachers’ offices). The maximum score a pupil can record is 100 marks in a subject. Table 1.1 KCPE Language Meanscores (2009-2013) for Mwiki and New Eastleigh Primary Schools’ refugee pupils. SCHOOL SUBJECT YEAR 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 MWIKI ENGLISH 36.92 42.7 44.5 44.95 43.7 KISWAHILI 35.9 47.6 50.33 30.15 33.17 NEW EASTLEIGH ENGLISH 45.3 44.8 47.03 50.37 44.59 KISWAHILI 42.7 48.5 49.82 43.30 40.56 Source; Head teachers’ offices (Mwiki and New eastleigh primary schools)