Sabina Wanjiru Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: and rape allegations at the university and relation to outlawed illegal groups. Kisii University distanced itself from any relationship to the Sungu Sungu vigilante group. In addition, regulations and university statutes have no provision for any association to such kind of groups. However, given that the students’ demonstrations were mainly outside the university causing mayhem to the peace loving citizens in the vicinity of the university, the intervention by the police to quell the demonstration was inevitable. As a result, about 250 students were arrested by the police in the process. They were later released without preferring charges against them ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Subsequently, the disciplinary Committee convened a meeting on 24th April to discuss the matter of the suspended students. The charges preferred against the students are well outlined in this report. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the four students were invited to appear before the Disciplinary Committee on 2nd April, 2014, where Jeff Ongoro, Peter Ndagi, Tariton Antony and Paul Irungu Njuguna failed to appear. Out of the five suspended students, only Akuku Brighton Odhiambo appeared before the Disciplinary Committee. In consideration of the final decision, the Disciplinary Committee cited the provision of the student handbook Clause 1(iii) which states that if ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: to be given a second chance to appear before the Disciplinary Committee. The students were invited for the Disciplinary Committee and Jeff Ongoro admitted to his charges and further pleaded for amnesty. However, the Disciplinary Committee recommended that be suspended for three academic years to report back to the university in September, 2017. In addition, Peter Ndagi admitted to his charges and appealed to the Disciplinary Committee to give him clemency. Subsequently, the Disciplinary Committee handed him an expulsion of three academic years to report back to the university in September, 2017. Finally, Paul Irungu and Antony Tariton were expelled ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 1. The management of Kisii University should immediately revoke the expulsion instituted against students to allow them to continue with their studies. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 2. There is need to address the ethnicity in public university to avoid degeneration of public institutions of higher learning into tribal cocoons. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 3. The Government, through the National Treasury, should look into more ways of financing higher education so that Higher Education Loans Board HELB) can cater for such levies as industrial attachment fees. This then would avoid students going on strike due to those levies. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 4. That Ministry of Education, Science and Technology should come up with a clear policy on payment of industrial and attachment fees. This would ensure uniformity across all public universities to avoid unwarranted unrest. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 5. There is need for strengthening of the counseling department of universities to ensure that students are counseled regularly. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 6. The University should come up with a proper fees structure indicating clearly all the levies to avoid introduction of the same mid-stream. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 7. Finally, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology should inquire into the matter of unrest with a view to establishing the root cause of unrest in public universities. 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