Onesmus Muthomi Njuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: There is nothing wrong with ranking per se, but the demerits supersede the merits. I want to be very specific and note that the ranking that we are talking about here is of national exams and specifically Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The ranking here does not talk about internal ranking of exams in the schools or in the county or sub-county. Despite the fact that Article 35 of the Constitution provides for the right of access to information, the information in this particular case cannot definitely be denied. Today, if I ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Kaimenyi sometimes sounds very authoritative and a bit pushy or arrogant. I think that is the way he speaks. We must differentiate between the message and the messenger. He may have said that there is no ranking anymore. This, probably, was not based on a decision that was spontaneous; it must have come from a report that was done by a committee that was set up to determine the merits and demerits of ranking. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, to dwell on what has not been spoken on, if you look at what we rank, we rank performance based on a written examination. Intelligence is not demonstrated through writing exams only. There are very many other ways of trying to find out whether the student is all round without having to write an examination. Because of this, the education system in our country is reduced to teaching students the techniques of answering questions. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with all due respect to the hon. Member, I would want to substantiate that. I happen to be lucky because I was once a Science teacher. It does not matter how well you do your practicals. You must put it in writing for the examiner. It does not matter. The examiner will not come to the laboratory to check what you have done. You must put it in writing. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: If you cannot put it properly in writing, then you cannot pass the exam. They still insist that even if you do practicals, they have to be written and that is what will be marked. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, going back to my point, ranking in this country has reduced teachers to teaching exam techniques rather than teaching content most of the time. It has had very adverse effects on our students. We cannot take our students and pupils to school to only learn how to read and write what is examinable, 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. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: which is only eight subjects in the case of Form Four and five subjects in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). There are so many other things in life which can be taught in schools such as the extra-curricular activities. Some of the best athletes in this country, who earn the country a lot of money, learnt this in school through extra-curricular activities. There are other things like drama, music and other forms of sports apart from athletics. Why do we reduce ourselves to only what is written and examinable in the exams? Ranking causes a lot of stress ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I still stand to oppose the Motion. I have all the rights to say why I oppose it including the reason for agonising principals and teachers who are transferred because they have been ranked poorly. I think my friend is the one who is not relevant in this particular case. Two years ago, we lost a principal of a very senior school in this country. Since I am on the Floor of the House, I have the privilege to say what I want, the former Principal of Mang’u High School who was a Njuri-Ncheke elder. The ... view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, I stand on the same Standing Order No.227(1). First, I want to thank you because you have come back from Mombasa with a lot of vigour. I want to tell you that your name in this country was getting tainted. This is because Standing Order No.227 stipulates very clearly that 60 days is the mandatory period within which we have to get an answer to a petitioner. Members of Parliament do not bring petitions to Parliament on their own behalf; they do it on behalf of people who are out there. I want to draw your ... view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: can actually log in and check. The petition tracker normally tracks the position of the petition everyday. When the Standing Order says 60 days and then after 120 days, 150 days or 180 days, the petition is still pending, this does not give us a very good name. Hon. Speaker, it has become like a public relations exercise because in committees, there are some petitions that will be taken seriously and others will be treated as if they never existed, simply because, maybe, one does not relate well with the chairman of the committee. Hon. Speaker, 180 days ago, I ... view