David Kibet Koech

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1341 to 1350 of 1447.

• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to ranking of schools, the Committee noted that this exerted intense pressure on our students to excel regardless of their capabilities. Consequently, students are exposed to too much schooling from January to December, seven days a week without a break, including forced holiday tuition. Strikes were seen as a way of breaking off December 11, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4089 from the "prison" as the students termed their schools in that way. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: The Committee, therefore, recommends that ranking of schools in national examinations be abolished with immediate effect and ranking of individual candidates based on the categories be encouraged. The Committee further recommends that holiday tuition be banned and this order be fully enforced. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will now talk about abuse of drugs and other substances. Drug abuse by students causes a very serious threat to stability and peace in our schools. The burning of dormitories while students are asleep provided evidence that some students may have been seriously under the influence of drugs when they performed this act. We must, as a country and as Parliament, address the issue of abuse of drugs in and outside our institutions. What came up clearly were the loopholes. During our time in school, there was an order that "persons under 18 are ... view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: To address this problem, we propose that the Ministry of Education should work closely with NACADA to make schools drug-free zones. That is very important. Schools should lay down strategies to initiate counselling programmes for drug addicts while working in collaboration with the security agencies to monitor and identify drugs. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: With regard to school administration and management, the Committee found out that while the majority of principals are doing very well, some are incompetent, but they still continue holding onto their jobs due to, in most cases, external or political influence. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, most of the unrest this year was a way in which our students were also attempting to eject the so-called ethnically incorrect principals from their stations. So, to address this, the Committee proposes that the head-teachers should undergo a mandatory management training at Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE). At the moment, they are only undergoing a training of two weeks and we are saying that they need to have up to one month serious training so that our principals are well equipped with the skills on how to deal with the many emerging issues ... view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is also need to spell out very clearly the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) policy on the selection and appointment of heads of post-primary institutions. It was observed from the evidence, that principals are also overworked due to multiple tasks at school and they lack motivation, since at the moment, the policy on principalship is on deployment. Teachers are removed from the classroom and deployed to become deputies. Some become heads directly without anything reflecting the same on the pay-slip. This is an added responsibility. Therefore, the Committee recommends that instead of deploying, they need ... view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: There was also evidence that some deputies and teachers also were inciting students to chase away the principals in order for them to take over the leadership of the schools. To curb this, the Committee urges the TSC and the Ministry of Education to develop a clear policy on succession in schools, so that a deputy or a teacher in a particular school does not start eyeing that direct office of the principal of the same school. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee noted that some Boards of Governors (BOGs) and Parents Teachers Associations (PTAs) are ineffective in their work and have concentrated more on the financial matters in our institutions at the expense of the welfare of the students and their academic performance. To ensure effective and efficient management of schools, the Committee recommends that BOGs be strictly constituted based on academic qualifications, competence and commitment and that the members of the BOGs be inducted on school view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: 4090 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 11, 2008 management and administration and be empowered to deal with cases of indiscipline. view