KIAMBAA SUB-COUNTY SCOUTS’ ASSOCIATION

Next to Sub-County Chief’s Office

P.O BOX 119933-00400 Nairobi
Tel; +254727 002 964
Email; kiambaasubcountyscouts11@gmail.com

REPORT SUMMARY
WHO WE ARE
Kiambaa sub-county Scouts Association is an administrative approach to scouting within the same sub-
county. It comprises of a scout leadership representation from the KNEC/TSC, Local Community and
students/pupils.

PRINCIPLE STATEMENTS
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the association is to help young scouts equipping them physically, intellectually,
emotionally, spiritually and character potentials individually as responsible citizens and members of their
local, national and international communities.
VISION
To help the youth and the society to discover their potential in quest of contributing to global
development through natural or acquired skills.
MISSION
To revive the quickly fading spirit of true scouting within Kiambaa sub-County and activate Scouts’
moral spectrum across the entire board of Kiambu County through all means available. First by creating
awareness, implementing ideas thus creating an opportunity for all to contribute.
RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
Environment conservation awareness
For a long time, environmental concerns have played a center stage in the scout’s movement globally. In
this regard Kiambaa sub-County Scout’s Association has been active in planting trees and raising
awareness on the same during our camps, investitures and other trainings in general.
First Aid
We have adopted a concept of incorporating basic first aid training in our activities. It is our belief that
scouting is a survival skill and in that case first aid is indispensable.
Pandemic awareness
In the recent past and current as well, the globe has been on high alert over the COVID-19 pandemic. It
has been our duty to raise awareness to schools through our training forums among other activities.
RECAP
Kiambaa sub-County has over fifty schools, both private primary and secondary, of which almost twenty-
five schools have had their scouts invested between 2021 and 2023. Over the past we have invested
scouts from interested schools but it is our intention to intensify awareness for the Movement in order to
revive the quickly dwindling interest in the same.

MITIGATIONS
During our line of work and duty as scouts, we have identified a number of concerns at different
capacities depending on institutions.
1. Poverty
This is a major concern for parents who cannot afford to buy scout uniforms for their children as
well as pay for a training camp where the interested individuals could earn a certificate a badge or
even a membership card. This has demoralized many interested individuals.
2. Poor institutional governance
Within our jurisdiction, there are a number of principals and head teachers who fail to support the
scouting program in their schools. Some of the excuses we have noted include but not limited to;

 The scouting program will interfere with the school curriculum

 Sometimes the heads of these institutions fear that their students and pupils will be
exposed to dangers related to casual sex and substance abuse during training camps or
competitions.
 Some want their scouts to be trained within the school and not go for outdoor activity.
 Other heads demoralize the movement by ignoring the teacher in-charge of the movement
in the school especially where clearance is needed to participate in an activity.
 Students have also faced similar dilemmas like in the case of St. Joseph High School in
Gathanga village Kiambaa sub-county where students were banned from wearing scout
uniform in school. Another incident involved Senior Chief Koinange Girls High School,
where the principal punished scouts for participating in a scouts’ training camp. The
students faced cruel punishment that lasted for seven days including suspension from
school.
3. Abuse of the movement’s reputation
The movement has always been respectable in the society even globally. However, this has seen
illicit gangs wearing parts of the scout uniform as an identity to the groups especially the shirt and
the Barrette. Apart from the illicit groups psv touts and other members of the society are seen
wearing scout uniforms unnecessarily thus abuse of our reputation.
4. Lack of capacity facilitation
During our trainings it becomes a burden to have to source the materials needed for the same.
Bamboo is an integral part of the pioneering program as well as camping tents among other
essential materials. This is a hinderance to majority of our scouts.
These are just but a few of the issues of concern within our jurisdiction.

RECOMMENDATIONS
In our opinion it would be in order to legislate for laws prohibiting the misrepresentation of the scout
uniform in any set-up.
Support either in cash or kind could motivate the trainers and encourage more to enroll for the movement.
Training materials should be affordable, available and user friendly.
Site fees at major camp sites should be made affordable for the sake of scouts from varied backgrounds in
order to live up to its definition; ‘…open to all without distinction…’
Through the KNEC & TSC, communication should be made to all heads of institutions on the need to
support scouting by all means available within their schools.

Environmental awareness and conservation activity with the S.C.S.C Moses

Sungura & Chipukizi camp at The Rowallan

Awarding of Badges