Abass Sheikh Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also want to join my colleagues to support the Bill on Consolidation of Bursary Funds for Equitable Access to Education. As you are aware, pursuant to Article 53 of the Constitution, every child has a right for basic education and to access institutions. However, today, if you look across Kenya, there are so many children that do not go to school. The schools may not even be there because of the situation where they are, especially in the pastoral areas. In the pastroral areas, many people lost their animals and the children have ... view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: I do not know the essence of changing the curriculums every 10 years. As I said, we are now producing unschooled people. You will find a child going to school, but for an entire week, maybe only one-teacher steps in the classroom. That way, they do not learn anything. I am not saying that is the situation everywhere in Kenya. However, those kinds of problems are there in my backyard. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: This programme is crucial. If you take an example of the Wings to Fly Programme by Equity Bank, it is a classic example of a system that should be followed. Equity Bank visits students’ homes. After finishing primary school, having done the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), a child’s home is visited and they get to know their background. That is the kind of a system that work. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: Equity Bank is doing a wonderful job and I am impressed. They can access every part of this country. The NG-CDF money is everywhere, but what they do are just procedures. They only look for people who voted for them. Some of the people are their mothers and next of kin. It is not being done by MPs, but by committees. You will find that everybody has a friend and looks for a shortcut for his parents, relatives and friends. What I am saying is that we need to consider this Fund. We need to develop a proper system, so ... view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: The idea of categorising university students for funding is also confusing. There are no systems. Somebody sleeps at night and wakes up in the next morning, perhaps having dreamt at night and says the system should be followed. That is not how things should be done. We are compromising our education system. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: Another thing is that we do not even know how many students are going to school. We do not know how many are in primary, secondary schools and universities. Can we do a proper census? Since schools are being given money depending on the number of students, including primary schools, the numbers are exaggerated. The student numbers are increased. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: When it is time for KCPE or KCSE, most of the students are not even there. That shows that principals and head teachers exaggerate the number so that they get some extra money for their other uses. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: Before we do anything else, we need to, first, do a proper census of all the students from ECDEs, primary, secondary and universities, so that we know how many children will go to school. That will enable us do proper planning for education. As it is now, there are many gaps that need to be filled. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: Another thing is that most prestigious universities in Kenya are falling because of corruption. You will hear that members of staff are not being paid and, therefore, they are discouraged. Universities are not providing proper education; they are not delivering to students because of corruption. Therefore, we need to relook into the whole issue of the education system in Kenya. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: Another thing is the teacher-student ratio, especially in primary schools. That is not adhered to. You will find some schools being overstaffed. However, when you go to some schools like those in my place, you will find the principal being the only employee of the TSC. The rest are teachers employed by Parents Teachers Association (PTA) and they are not trained. If teachers are not enough, then teachers employed by PTA should be trained. They should be taught about methodology and other things by the Ministry of Education until they get employment. As it is now, they are employing even ... view