10 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, thank you. I also wish to pass my condolences to the family of Hon. Dori, who passed on untimely. I send condolences on my own behalf, on behalf of my family and the people of Tinderet for losing such a very good Member of Parliament. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: Report of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research on: a) The Petition regarding the release of examination results for Mr. Nicky Odongo Lubanga by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board; and, The electronic version of the Official ...
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10 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
b) The Colleges and Institutes Canada (CI-CAN) Conference held in Niagara, Canada, between 5th and 7th May 2019. I thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to give an update about a Statement sought by Hon. Ahmed Kolosh, Member of Parliament for Wajir West, on the withdrawal of teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) from the north eastern region.
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I sought to give this update because of the enormity and seriousness of the matter that children in north eastern region are not being taught. On Tuesday 18th February 2020, Hon. Mohamed Ahmed Kolosh, Wajir West, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), sought a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research regarding withdrawal of teachers from the north eastern region by the Teachers Service Commission due to security concerns in the region.
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
In the request for the Statement, the Member sought to know four issues: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
1. What measures the Ministry of Education has put in place to address the teachers’ crisis in the region; 2. Names of teachers transferred from the north eastern region and the criteria used to arrive at the transfers; 3. Reasons for withdrawal and transfer of the non-local teachers and whether the Office of the Inspector-General of the National Police Service had issued instructions to the TSC Board for withdrawal of teachers from the region; and 4. The TSC Board’s deliberations with regard to this matter be provided including minutes and other records.
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, in your considered opinion, this matter was urgent and of great national importance. You, therefore, directed that the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Education, the CEO, TSC, and the Inspector-General of the National Police Service be invited to appear in person before the Departmental Committee on Education and Research to shed light on the issues raised in the Statement that fell under their respective mandates.
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
In compliance with this directive, the Committee sent invitations to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education, the CEO, TSC, and the Inspector-General of the National Police Service to appear in person before it on Tuesday 25th February 2020 to shed light on the matters raised.
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, on Tuesday, 25th February 2020, save for the CEO, TSC, who personally presented herself, the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education and the Inspector-General of the National Police Service, sent representatives, contrary to your directive. Given the gravity of the matter, the Committee deemed it fit to reschedule the meeting to the following day to allow the Cabinet Secretary and the Inspector-General to attend.
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
In a meeting held on Wednesday, 26th February 2020, the Committee received submissions in response to the issues raised by Hon. Kolosh, Member of Parliament. After lengthy deliberations where Members of the Committee and Members from the north eastern region fielded supplementary questions to the Cabinet Secretary, the CEO and the Inspector- General, the Committee drew a number of resolutions that would assist in improving the state of teaching and learning in the region, improving security of non-local teachers in the region with a view to ensuring teaching is restored and schools pursue their programmes un-interrupted.
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