Julius Kipbiwot Melly

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• 28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue which the Member for Imenti has just read is facing a number of national polytechnics and TVET institutions. This is something that has caught our attention as a Committee. We have even sent a number of issues to them. My Committee will treat this as a matter of urgency. We are going for recess soon. If it will be possible, I will ask them to speed it up. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I will make sure that they respond to it next week. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On 19th September, 2019, Hon. Kaluma sought a Statement from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) concerning a number of issues. One of it was the interdiction of teachers. He also sought a Statement on the wrangles between TSC and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). The TSC on 16th October, sent a Statement which, we as a Committee on Education and Research, perused through and realized that it was not answering certain pertinent issues. We returned that particular Statement and TSC, again, wrote a Statement. We looked at it and, as a Committee, we were ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Yes, he is in the Chamber. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On 23rd April, 2019, during the first day of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) trainings, some few teachers forcefully gained entry into training venues and disrupted, incited, physically restrained, assaulted and caused chaos by forcefully and violently chasing away teachers who were peacefully undergoing the training. Other teachers who constituted head teachers, deputy head teachers, senior teachers and assistant teachers boycotted, refused and rebelliously ignored to attend the training despite invitation by TSC field officers. That is the background to the whole issue. On the particulars of the professional misconduct, the teachers were positively identified to have ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: 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. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: d) Used abusive words against the officers organizing the training. e) Violently shouted down the TSC officers conducting the training. f) Broke chairs and generally caused chaos disrupting the peaceful training that was taking place. g) Generally incited teachers to boycott the training. h) Refused and rebelliously failed to attend the CBC training. i) Insubordinated their supervisors who had invited them for training. j) Neglected their duties as lead educators and instructional leaders. They have gone ahead to indicate the regulations that the teachers contravened. The regulations are: 4. Taken generally, the teachers violated the following legal provisions. (a) Articles ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: 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. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: 6. The commission conducted its own investigations on the matter, obtained witness statements and reports that confirmed that the teachers violated the provisions of the CORT. 7. Upon considering the teachers’ responses to the show cause letters, the respective TSC county directors formed the opinion that the teachers had a case to answer. Accordingly, the county directors issued letters of interdiction to the affected teachers. 8. The teachers were invited for hearing before the Commission’s disciplinary committee, where the individual cases were heard and decisions made based on the merits of each case, as required under the employment law. 9. ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I table the Statement, Hon. Speaker. Thank you. view