BURUNDI - EDUCATION:  MINISTER KIBEYA WITH THE NATIONAL TEST OF END OF 10TH;  4000 $ US OF LOSS PER DAY OF STRIKE; WITH MUYINGA MISUNDERSTANDING ENTERS THE TEACHERS AND THE ADMINISTRATION.

AGNEWS - DAM - NY, 29/06/2006

The Minister for National Education and the Culture, Mr. Saïdi KIBEYA, as of ministers is worried the most for the moment. He has to prepare the modernization of the education system, one of the 3 great reforms essential at the socio-economic level in Burundi. 

The national test of end of 10th year was organized through all the own territory except in the camps of the refugees in Tanzania. The repatriated pupils are in general reinstating in the Burundian system by the assistance of initiatives.  For example, Norvegian Refugees Council, in addition to their occupation with respect to the young people, comes to help this year with the rehabilitation of almost 1500 repatriates with a balance to the kinds respecting. NRC organizes a program before the accession at the regular school.

In BUJUMBURA, Mr. Saïdi KIBEYA answered negative the wage increase of the teachers up to 3 million Fbu, that is to say 6 times plus what they gain in this moment!  It is unrealizable for the national budget!   According to the Vice-rector of the University of Burundi, Mr. Jacques BUKURU, surroundings 4.000 $ US, are lost per day of strike of the teachers.

In MUYINGA, unquestionable teaching are annoyed on the administration which has just requisitioned pieces which were allocated to them. They summon the public authority to restore them to them, and threaten to paralyse the activities of closure school year.

During this time, a movement student's (Asser) request with the government and the professors to become aware of all the consequences of this strike on the activities of the university. It left a declaration to deplore the state of strike prolonged of the professors.

AGNEWS 2006