Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: I know very well that in the Committee on Education, where I am a Member, we have tried to bring the Ministry of Education on board, so that we walk the same journey, but it has not been fruitful. Many times we called the Cabinet Secretary to appear before us so that we engage for the purpose of ensuring that we break the ice in the education sector because it cannot wait. However, it has not been easy. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: In the Committee on Education, we deliberately engaged county governments to see what is happening in the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centres. That sector is still wanting. Some counties have no ECDE classrooms, while others do not have toilets and water. Sometimes one is left to wonder. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: We are talking about COVID-19 preparedness, yet some schools do not have toilets. I am talking about public schools. I do not want to deliberate on issues of private schools because they are different categories. In many public schools, we realised that there is no water and toilets, yet we are talking about COVID-19 preparedness. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: The Ministry of Education has been inactive in addressing the issue of COVID-19 preparedness. There is need to interrogate if any funds were given to the Ministry of Education by other partners and donors to address the issue of COVID-19 because it has been silent. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: When the Ministry holds conferences, they need to bring the legislative arm of Government on board, so that we engage and see the legislative gaps and how they can be filled for the purposes of ensuring that we support the children of this country. Most of the time, conferences are held without the legislative arm of Government being brought The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: on board. Those who attend are allied stakeholders. There is need for the Committee led by Sen. Kasanga to have its time extended, so that they can address issues in this area. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: The situation in some counties is pathetic. You will find classrooms made of mud and smoothened with cow dung. Sometimes children are infested with jiggers because of mud and cow dung. There is a lot that needs to be done in the area of education. There is a lot of uncertainty with regards to opening of schools because of lack of preparedness for COVID-19. I remember the Cabinet Secretary announced that schools will open in June. He then changed to September before announcing that it will be in January. Later, he said it will be in October. That lacks believability ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: There is need to investigate the amounts that have been allocated. There is also need to audit what is exactly happening in the counties and find out whether money was sent to the counties. If we purchase desks before schools open, where are we going to take them? Is it in mud walled classrooms? Priorities must be set right. We should start with the infrastructure, so that classrooms and other facilities are there. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: If the person at the helm of the Ministry is uncertain, then other people will be uncertain with the pronouncements they make. After they made the pronouncement that schools would open, in that panic, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) decided to recall teachers. It was just performing its mandate of ensuring that there are teachers in schools. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: There is need for the Ministry of Education to do what it is mandated to do because education cannot wait. We cannot gamble with the lives of our children. There is also need to investigate how much money has been set aside to support children with disabilities from their households because most of them have been getting support from the Government in terms of physiotherapy and medicine. We have children who have developmental issues. What has the Ministry done? view