CS Machogu to appear before senators Over Union and Sacco Dues
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu will be the only official who will appear before Senate Plenary on Wednesday.
Machogu will respond to questions by Nominated Senators George Mbugua, Joyce Korir, Mariam Omar Peris Tobiko and Samson Cherargei (Nandi).
Cherargei wants the CS to state the total amount owed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to teachers’ SACCOS and Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) and Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut).
The CS is expected to explain why TSC delayed the remittance of union and SACCO dues for teachers.
The Nandi senator has further asked Machogu to indicate when a lifestyle audit was last conducted on senior officers of TSC, including the Chief Executive Officer.
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He wants the House to be told whether there are plans by the government to conduct further lifestyle audits on senior officers at TSC, and if so, provide a timeline.
Cheragei also wants the CS to provide an update on the status of the delocalisation programme, which entails the transfer of teachers from their native place of birth to another locality.
He has asked Machogu to give the reasons for the delayed reversal of the delocalisation policy by TSC following its commitment to do so in January 2023.
Omar will want to know if the CS is aware that Muslim students in some public schools are not allowed to wear Hijab and trousers.
She has asked the CS to state why some students are being discriminated against despite the clear provision in Article 32 (4) of the Constitution that states “A person shall not be compelled to act, or engage in any act, that is contrary to the person’s belief or religion.”
Korir wants the CS to state reasons for the delay in reviewing the Basic Education Act, 2013 to align it with the Constitution and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
Tobiko has asked Machogu to apprise the House of the status of the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), particularly in Junior Secondary Schools.
