4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to present a petition on behalf of Sen. Omogeni who is away on parliamentary duties. The petition is on the mass failure at the Kenya School of Law (KSL).
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
We, the undersigned, citizens of the Republic of Kenya and concerned members of the public regarding learning at the Kenya School of Law draw the attention of the Senate to the following:-
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
THAT, for the past few years students of the Kenya School of Law have massively been failing exams at a high percentage and the number of failures increases each year, thus causing suspicion on the credibility of the examination;
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
THAT, since the transfer of the handling of exams to the Council of Legal education, the rate of failure has been high and alarming compared to previous legal regime when the Kenya School of Law was in charge of the examination;
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
THAT, whenever a student fails, he/she is forced to re-sit or request for re-mark which is charged not less than Kshs15,000 per paper, thus making the Council of Legal Education a cash cow, taking into account that over 95 per cent of the students who sat the exams are involved;
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
THAT, the mass failure has caused frustrations and depression to the students who are eager to be admitted to the bar and ready to practise but they have used all their money in re-sitting the exams, year in, year out;
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
THAT, there is no other effort that has been made to address this issue or it is not pending in any constitutional body, commission or any court of law.
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
WHEREFORE, your humble petitioners pray that the Senate investigates this matter and makes appropriate recommendation thereon, with a view to- (i) Conducting investigations on the Kenya School of Law on the structures and systems of instruction in place that could be a contribution to the mass failures. (ii) Conducting investigations on the finances at the Council of Legal Education and the Kenya School of Law with a view to outlawing payment of fees for re-sits and remarking so as to block the incentive to fail students in masses. (iii) That the Senate to initiate a serious audit of finances at ...
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22 May 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. I thank Sen. Sakaja for bringing this Statement. It is unfortunate that nowadays most of the Government policies are anti-young people. it seems that the technocrats who should help in implementing the Executive agenda are now busy churning out anti-people policies such as the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) and banning the importation of vehicles which were manufactured more than seven years ago, yet that is a business that employs over 2 million young people. The National Employment Authority is supposed to assist in creation of job opportunities for young people in this country ...
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