28 Feb 2024 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Article 237(2)(c) of the Constitution of Kenya, Members are aware that the Teachers Service Commission is the body that has the mandate to assign teachers under its employment to serve in any public school or institution.
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28 Feb 2024 in National Assembly:
Therefore, upon receipt of the Question, I engaged the Teachers Service Commission who responded as follows: Mr Bernard Musa Moroti, TSC No.419145, was competitively promoted to the position of Principal Job Grade D3 and deployed to St. Philip’s Rateti Secondary School in Nyamira County with effect from 17th August 2023. However, upon being posted to that particular school, the Commission received a complaint letter dated 5th January 2024 from the sponsor of the school, the Catholic Church, requesting for a different principal for the school. A copy of the letter is provided herewith as Annex 8. In line with the ...
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28 Feb 2024 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I submit.
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28 Feb 2024 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. For sure, transferring an individual four times in six months will not only affect them, but also respective institutions and the learning outcomes. It is not advisable to do so. There must have been circumstances surrounding it because it is not the norm but, rather, an exception. The sponsor of schools, my friend, the Member of Parliament, through you, Hon. Speaker, come from the same area, and he knows the stand of the Catholics or the Seventh Day Adventists (SDA). The way in which they make demands is a delicate balancing act, but somehow, ...
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28 Feb 2024 in National Assembly:
I thank you very much for the Question by my friend, the Member of Parliament for Dagoretti South. I was informed by my Principal Secretary about this Question in the morning, as I was out in Nyeri for an Education Day. My Principal Secretary had to prepare the answers quickly, which I looked through as I was coming to this House. I condole with the families, friends and relatives of the learners for the untimely loss of their loved ones. This was saddening and unfortunate. In the case of Visa Oshwal Academy, we have established that a Grade II learner ...
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28 Feb 2024 in National Assembly:
In Goodrich International School, we have also established that a PP 1 learner named Liam Kipruto Mutai died on 9th February 2024, after falling from a moving bus which then ran over him. The duty of care for learners on the bus falls on the driver and his assistants 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
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28 Feb 2024 in National Assembly:
accompanying the learners. The mother reported the case at Athi River Police Station, and police are under instruction to find out whether there was negligence in this case. Of course, there was. They will take the necessary action as far as the law is concerned.
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28 Feb 2024 in National Assembly:
Regarding the third case on Maadili Junior School and Kindergarten, 37 learners were travelling from Kamukunji Grounds in Nyeri, after attending the Founder’s Day Celebrations on 24th February 2024. They were accompanied by three teachers and two drivers. The accident occurred along the Murang’a-Gitugi-Gituge Road. Three learners lost their lives in the unfortunate incident. Five are in hospital undergoing treatment while the rest were treated and discharged. The matter was reported at Murang’a Police Station and investigations as to the cause of the accident are ongoing. The police are yet to give us a report as the Ministry concerned.
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28 Feb 2024 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, the safety of learners in school environment is our top priority. The Ministry has developed the Safety Standards Manual for schools, which outlines the safety protocol for all schools. The Manual sets out the role of school administrators, teachers and parents while the learner is in school or being transported on school transportation. It outlines measures required to be taken by various actors and stipulates their responsibilities for school safety. Our Quality Assurance and Standards team undertakes inspections of schools to ensure that the requirements of the Manual are implemented and enforced as required. Regarding excursions or field ...
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