Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: It is barely a week since President Uhuru Kenyatta made the statement but the Ministry of Education has ordered that schools be opened for Grade Four, Class Eight and Form Four classes. There was no clarity on reopening of international schools across the country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: There are some parents who have already relocated to the villages because of the hard economic times caused by side effects of COVID-19 pandemic. We are all aware of the depressed state of the economy that the country is in due to COVID-19 pandemic. Many people lost their jobs and others relocated to different places as coping mechanisms for the tough economic times. It means they relocated with their children. That means they will need to move with their children. It will affect the transition period. view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: We have seen in media and other forums where private schools have been turned into places that are now being used for poultry farming. Others have closed down because of hard economic times. It means that it will be hard for parents to settle and prepare their children to return to school within three days. That is not easy. view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: Most of our children have been eating well and have added weight. Others have misplaced their uniforms. We need to buy textbooks which are expensive. Parents also need to look for bus fare. Some parents have not been paid. Others used to depend on menial work or used to do casual jobs and therefore they have not been paid. view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: Our children also need psychosocial support. Some of them need to be encouraged to go back to school because they are also human beings like us and they are afraid of the COVID-19 pandemic. view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: It will be difficult for parents to settle and prepare their children to go back to school within three days since they are expected to pay school fees and provide shopping. Their shopping is not cheap. Children of nowadays do not like being shopped for a few things. There is what we call ‘Bursar’s List’. Most bursars might say that they need sanitizers, masks, desks to be remade and infrastructural development within the schools. view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: It must be noted that most schools have not received their capitation from March this year, and yet you are telling them that they need to have sanitizers. You heard today in the morning when the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Energy said that most schools ‘power has been disconnected because of non-payment. The teachers employed by the Boards of Management (BOM) and the subordinate staff have not been paid or resumed work. view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, schools need painting and to be re-configured in order to observe social distancing required as part of the COVID-19 rules and regulations from the Ministry of Health. They need to be fumigated because most of them were isolation centres. How safe are our children since most schools were being used as isolation centres? Has the Ministry of Health within three days verified this? view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, Sir, under Standing Order No.47 (1) which my Statement falls under, this is a Statement based on general concern. I would advise my leader to hold her horses so that I can finish then she can comment. I am reading through my notes. view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: Three days is not sufficient enough for the Ministry of Health to crosscheck the fumigation process within our isolation centers which happen to be schools of learning. We are worried for our children to go back to school. In the Rift Valley and Western Kenya, most parents have taken their children for circumcision. It is called ‘ tumda’. Most of them in Western Kenya did not do it in August because COVID-19 was on the rise. They are expected to complete the right of passage within 30 days. The ‘tumda’ process is important in our culture. It will be almost ... view