Magoha Set to Face Parliamentary Committee Over Increased School Unrest

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha is set to face the National Assembly on practical measures the government is taking to address the increased cases of unrest in schools.

This comes after former KNUT Secretary-General Wilson Sossion, accused the government of failing to take action against the continued school unrest and fires raging across the country.

“This cycle of school unrest seems to have a repetitive pattern in almost every academic year. I wish to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, given proper governance structure in existence in managing schools in the education sectors in general what are the causes of the ongoing unrest across the country” Sossion said.

Busia County Woman Representative Florence Mutua revealed that Magoha had been invited to appear to address the schools’ unrest as a matter of urgency.

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MPs have been demanding for a wide launch of investigation to look into whether fires are committed by or with the assistance of a person living or working on the premises where they occurred.

“There could be many reasons why we are having this problem; some are policy issues and some could be as a result of the 100 percent transition which has led to congestion in schools,” Nominated MP Godfrey Osotsi said.

Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa on the other hand requested the Committee to summon the management of the respective schools, claiming they cannot come out simultaneously asking the parents to pay an amount of money that is exorbitant.

Students have been complaining that the system has been putting more pressure on them to recover the time lost when schools closed in early 2020 to prevent the spread of Covid-19

Experts are now pushing for open forums in schools, where teachers and students can discuss their issues to avoid taking misguided actions such as setting dorms and classes on fire.