Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Members know that shortage of teachers is a problem that we face in the entire country. Immediately the Kenya Kwanza administration came to power, we employed 30,000 teachers to address this problem. They are still far from adequate. As we move on, we will increase this number progressively, taking into consideration the current economic status because they have to be paid. This is one of the problems that we have. As we move forward, I am sure the situation will be better than it is presently. view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of interns. Because of the problem that we have, we employ interns. We pay Ksh15,000 to primary school interns and Ksh20,000 to secondary school interns. When employment opportunity comes up, we will give first opportunity to those who have served as interns. I agree that in case a school does not have a teacher for a certain subject and there is an opportunity for a particular intern to be employed, then we should give him or her an opportunity to serve in that school as opposed to getting somebody from elsewhere. view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: Before I answer the question from the Member for Bomet, I would like to answer the question on Junior secondary school that was asked by the Member for Isiolo. Hon. Members, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you, most sincerely, for the presentation that you made before the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms. They moved around in 47 counties to get views and recommendations on this matter. We have challenges which include inadequate laboratories and lack of enough classrooms in several other schools. The Ministry is addressing this issue. We had an engagement with our ... view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: On the Question by the Member for Bomet, I would like to explain as follows. view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to answer the Question from the Member of Parliament for Bomet. This year, the Ministry released a calendar for the resumption of curricular activities for basic education institutions after we had suspended the same for the past three years because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bomet County was able to undertake all the term one activities for both primary and secondary schools as per the calendars given by the Ministry of Education. In particular, the county participated successfully as follows: All the five sub-counties within the county held their competitions and successfully represented their teams in competition ... view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: addition, the county appreciates the support received from the county leadership and Members of Parliament. The Ministry also released a total of Ksh312,159,925, in February this year, to all field education officers to support co-curricular activities. Each sub-county received Ksh578,134.50. Each county received, as I have said, Ksh1.5 million and each region also received Ksh2.5 million. The competitions are held at sub-county, county, regional, and national levels. Each level manages its own budget as supported by the Ministry. Finally, we are going to have the national music festivals at Dedan Kimathi University in Nyeri County. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The first question is on delocalisation. As all Hon. Members are aware, this was punitive. It is something that led to the breakdown of families. We reversed it and told teachers who wanted to go back to their home counties to do so. We have transferred quite a number of teachers to their counties of origin. I do not have a specific figure now, but next time, I will give Hon. Members a specific figure of the teachers who have been transferred due to the policy we have now as opposed to delocalisation or nationalisation. We ... view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: specific cases and probably, think a certain school was left out, just like the Member for Kitui South… She came to the Ministry and we considered her case. Also, a number of Members have come to make appeals. Some have called me and we are flexible on that one. I want to tell the Member that if she has a particular case, she may bring it to my attention and I will take action. view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there is a policy in the Ministry that the Government should give capitation to the tune of Ksh22,240 to all day secondary schools. There should be no additional levies of any kind. As you know, free and compulsory education is derived from Article 53 of the Constitution. As a Government, we do not want to overburden parents. We have taken action on a number of head teachers, the most recent being the action I took on two schools in Kilifi. They were violating directives issued by the Ministry of Education. view
• 3 May 2023 in National Assembly: On lunch and other meals in school, if parents so wish, they can give out money for that. We have said it is optional and the rates charged must be reasonable. If one does not want to pay, but carry food from home, it is still okay. If they do not want to take lunch in school, they should not be forced. That is why we said it must remain optional and where some money is charged, then it has to be reasonable. With regard to uniform, we said those advancing to junior secondary schools should continue using the primary ... view