David Kibet Koech

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• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology on the Inquiry into Students' Unrest and Strikes in Secondary Schools, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 23rd October, 2008. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, on Tuesday, 22nd July, 2008, the Chair directed my Committee to open an inquiry in the students' unrest and strikes following the Ministerial Statement on the matter, issued by the Minister for Education on the same date. Subsequent to this Communication from the Chair, my Committee deliberated on its mandate as provided for in Standing Order No.151, on the terms of reference and mode of operation at its sittings, on Wednesday, 23rd July, 2008. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: After deliberations on the subject matter under investigation, my Committee resolved to visit the affected schools in each province of the Republic of Kenya. My Committee also held public hearings in each of these provinces. We were able to collate views from major education stakeholders from those areas. So, we looked at the possible root causes of the unrest and strikes, and we made findings and recommendations. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Tuesday, 29th July, 2008, the Committee commenced its work. We had a total of 33 sittings, most of which were public hearings in the affected schools. The last province we were able to visit was the North Eastern Province, where there was no strike reported at all. The Committee received both oral and written views. To ensure December 11, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4087 that all sections of stakeholders were provided with ample opportunity to make their submissions, the Committee had evidence from representatives of students. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: We also received evidence from the representatives of teachers, school workers, school principals, Boards of Governors (BOGs), Parent Teachers Associations (PTAs), sponsors, teachers' unions, Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association, the Kenya National Association of Parents, Private School Owners Association, University lecturers and students, the civil society and Members of Parliament. At this juncture, I sincerely wish to than the hon. Members who were able to find time to share their views with the Committee. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the findings, a total of 290 secondary schools had gone on strike as at the beginning of September, 2008. About 50 per cent of these strikes were violent and destructive. For example, in Upper Hill High School, one student - the Deputy Headboy - lost his life when a dormitory was set on fire. It should go on record that this student actually died struggling to save the lives of his colleagues. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: In another violent school strike at Mbugithi Secondary School, Thika District, the students set school property on fire, which included a dormitory, an administration block, four classrooms, a computer room and a home science laboratory, all valued at over Kshs13 million. That is only one school, which went almost down to zero. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another very disheartening incident happened at Kabarnet High School, in Rift Valley Province, where a dormitory which was housing over 600 students was set on fire at exactly 1.00 a.m., when all the students were asleep. This was very painful. At that time, all students in the dormitory were fast asleep. Thank God, the arsonists were said to have set on fire four corners of the building, but only one corner caught fire. Therefore, the students got a way of escaping. Thank God, no student was hurt. The property that was destroyed in this school ... view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: I wish to point out that unlike in the past, the 2008 school strikes affected even some private schools. The Committee heard evidence from the various stakeholders. This revealed varied reasons that contributed to the wave of unrest. I wish to say that Kenyans turned up in large numbers to give their views. That was evident that Kenyans want a solution to the problems affecting our schools. view