Diriye Abdullahi Mohamed

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• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: For example, in Wajir County, Wajir South Constituency, I have a school called Dadajabulla. I sampled the best and the worst performing schools in that county. Dadajabulla Primary School had 40 pupils sitting for the KCPE in 2012 and it had a mean grade of 133 marks. It was the last in Wajir County. It had a book to pupil ratio of one to five. That means that the books are not enough. The money received for the free primary education is Kshs40,800, which is very little. A mean grade of 133 is very low. view
• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was saying that the mean grade in that school is very low. The ratio of book to pupil was one to five. In the same county, we have a school called Wajir Excel Academy that had 25 pupils sitting for the KCPE in 2012. It had a mean grade of 320 marks. The ratio of book to pupil was one to one. A school that has a book to pupil ratio of one to one recorded a mean grade of 320 whereas in the same county, a school recorded a mean grade of 133 marks. There ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was saying that the mean grade in that school is very low. The ratio of book to pupil was one to five. In the same county, we have a school called Wajir Excel Academy that had 25 pupils sitting for the KCPE in 2012. It had a mean grade of 320 marks. The ratio of book to pupil was one to one. A school that has a book to pupil ratio of one to one recorded a mean grade of 320 whereas in the same county, a school recorded a mean grade of 133 marks. There ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: primary education. When we do not have exercise books, text books, pencils, dusters, chalks, registers, wall maps and other supplementary reading and reference materials in schools, what kind of free primary education are we talking about? This is why we are seeking to increase this amount. As we know, when the school buys a book, the lifespan of a book is two to three years and it gets worn out. It is worse in primary schools where pupils are younger and the destruction of the text books is faster. The other thing is the change of the syllabus. Every year, ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: primary education. When we do not have exercise books, text books, pencils, dusters, chalks, registers, wall maps and other supplementary reading and reference materials in schools, what kind of free primary education are we talking about? This is why we are seeking to increase this amount. As we know, when the school buys a book, the lifespan of a book is two to three years and it gets worn out. It is worse in primary schools where pupils are younger and the destruction of the text books is faster. The other thing is the change of the syllabus. Every year, ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on FPE the capitation grant of Kshs1,020 per child that was introduced in 2003 needs to be increased to Kshs3,060 in order to improve the standards of education and also the performance in national examinations. This programme, as you are all aware, was introduced by the NARC Government in 2003 under pledge number five and from that time, this figure that has stayed at the same rate is really affecting education. It was by then meant for 5.9 million children. Now, the number of pupils in our primary schools is 8.7 million. Whereas we have got ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on FPE the capitation grant of Kshs1,020 per child that was introduced in 2003 needs to be increased to Kshs3,060 in order to improve the standards of education and also the performance in national examinations. This programme, as you are all aware, was introduced by the NARC Government in 2003 under pledge number five and from that time, this figure that has stayed at the same rate is really affecting education. It was by then meant for 5.9 million children. Now, the number of pupils in our primary schools is 8.7 million. Whereas we have got ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: education because the number of teachers is very low. The number of textbooks is very low. The number of other learning materials is very low. So, we are asking ourselves: Is this really FPE? This is because this money that is now being provided is not having any effect at all. It is doing nothing and it is worse for those schools with low enrolment. For schools that have a higher enrolment rate, the situation is a bit better. For example, in my Wajir County in 2012 the number of pupils who did Kenya Certificate Secondary Education (KCSE), 80 per ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: education because the number of teachers is very low. The number of textbooks is very low. The number of other learning materials is very low. So, we are asking ourselves: Is this really FPE? This is because this money that is now being provided is not having any effect at all. It is doing nothing and it is worse for those schools with low enrolment. For schools that have a higher enrolment rate, the situation is a bit better. For example, in my Wajir County in 2012 the number of pupils who did Kenya Certificate Secondary Education (KCSE), 80 per ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Indeed, I actually moved the Motion as amended under Standing Order No.48 as clarified. I just want to summarize that the FPE, much as it has recorded a great success, we fear that we might lose the gains made. There is no quality primary education right now. The amount of money currently given under the FPE capitation grant per child of Kshs1,020 is too little. It is not enough. It cannot purchase what is required. It cannot purchase even the books. It is from the same amount that we have account one of Kshs550 ... view