Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: With regard to the first question from the Member for Embakasi, I have made it very clear that necessary action will be taken against anybody transacting business within a school compound. There is no doubt that what was happening in that school in Umoja started way back in 2016. I have already taken action. There is no business of any kind going on. This not only applies to that school, but also to any other school in the country where such business is going on. We will close the school and take necessary action. I assure the Member for Embakasi ... view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: With regard to the second question, there is no militia in the school. There are security guards who belong to a company known as Segu Security Company. Two security guards provide security in the school during the day, and two others at night. There are no militia or illegal people involved in providing security at the school, apart from on the 5th where unauthorised people came to the school. view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: With regard to the second set of questions, when I took over as the new administrator in the Ministry of Education, there was a serious problem concerning registration of schools, both in secondary and primary. The procedure and process of registering a school required that there be a recommendation from sub-county and county directors of education. The final approval would be given at the Ministry Headquarters. I have since made changes concerning The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: that tedious process and we have now made it much easier. I issued a circular to all county directors of education in the country that, once schools apply for registration, county directors of education should not send the same to the Ministry Headquarters for approval. They now have the power and authority to register schools at the county level. I have the figures because we had a serious problem in this area. We have made a lot of progress because we have been able to register a commendable number of schools in the last four months since we came up ... view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: The third question is one that affects our primary and secondary schools, as well as tertiary schools and universities. It is the problem of drug and substance abuse. The Government is using a multi-agency approach. It is not only the Ministry of Education which is fighting against this problem, but also the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) and the Ministry of Interior and National Administration. In the Ministry of Education, we share a policy with NACADA in which we insist that various measures have to be taken to ensure that there is no infiltration ... view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: The other question was on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. I wish to report that 71 TVET institutions are supposed to get equipment. I assure Members that the Kenya Kwanza administration is very keen on technical and vocational training because that is what the market and country require. Indeed, that is what will make us, as a country, achieve Vision 2030. It is an agenda in the Government. We had negotiations with the Chinese Government and it agreed to supply the equipment. The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and I signed that agreement. The supplier of ... view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: There is also an issue about schools in Nairobi. Thank you, Member for that Question. I am equally concerned because the performance of schools in Nairobi is not very good. However, the problem is not only in Nairobi. When we assess all schools in the country, about 3,000 of them do not have a single student who qualified to join university. There is no C+ (plus) in 3,000 schools in Nairobi. When you analyse the performance, particularly in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), you will find out that 40 per cent of our students get grades D (plain), ... view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: principals, teachers, parents or surrounding environment that make our students not to perform. We have meetings and conferences to discuss this issue. We will also have one in Nairobi where Hon. Members will attend. We will involve the local leaders in all the meetings. view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: I was in Kilifi County the other day and the Member for Kilifi voiced the same concern. For years, they have not had a student getting an A in the whole county. We agreed to have an approach where all of us will come together to look for a solution to enable our students to perform well. I am sure that last year’s performance is a concern to Hon. Members because 354,000 students from all over the country got Grade D-(minus) and Grade E, which is 40 per cent of the students who sat for KCSE. There are equally very ... view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: I also undertake to investigate where a principal has been in a school for 10 or 15 years. Even if he performs well, it reaches a point where he cannot offer new skills or ideas in that school. We should transfer such principals after some time. We will investigate that so that we take necessary action. view