Jack Wamboka, an MP from Bumula, wants the government to reconsider the new way it is funding education. He said this not long after a court said the university model wasn't fair and treated some students differently.
Wamboka thinks the new model costs too much. He says it's better for students from rich families than for those from poor ones. Poor parents just can't afford to help their kids through school with this new system because it's way too expensive, he explained.
Wamboka seems to agree with Justice Chacha Mwita's comments last Friday. The judge decided that the new university funding model didn't match what students were expecting. He also said the public wasn't involved enough when the government made this big change to higher education.
Justice Mwita pointed out that the government has to fund public universities - that's in the Constitution. Making parents pay instead goes against that. He also said they didn't follow all the right legal steps when they switched to the new funding model.
Wamboka admits the new system could be good for the country, but he says the way it's being implemented is frustrating. He thinks it's probably not going to work out.
The government shouldn't rush to start using the CBC or Competency-Based Curriculum, according to Wamboka. They need to pay attention to what parents and others are saying about it first. He made these comments on Friday during a graduation party in Ndalu, which is in the Tongaren Constituency.
Wamboka believes the government should pay for all the costs of the CBC. That way, all students would have the same kind of education, no matter how much money their parents have.
Right now, parents, teachers, and even the Education ministry are confused about the CBC. They still expect students to use it, though. Wamboka warns that it will not succeed unless the government makes some changes. To how it is implemented
Wamboka is also in charge of the National Assembly's Committee on Public Investments and Governance. He says the government needs to hire more teachers to run academic programs in schools.
As it is, schools all over the country don't have enough teachers. Starting this new system has only made that problem worse, he adds.
Wamboka suggests that if the government wants the CBC to work, it should first focus on bringing in more teachers.
He's also worried about public universities running out of money. Wamboka says corruption is one reason these schools are having such a tough time.
His committee has been talking to the people who run public universities, asking them to explain where the money is going. It turns out that there's a lot of shady stuff happening at these places.
Wamboka says his committee will ensure that public universities spend their money properly. He warns that if the people in charge are corrupt, they will face consequences.
Wamboka thinks the new model costs too much. He says it's better for students from rich families than for those from poor ones. Poor parents just can't afford to help their kids through school with this new system because it's way too expensive, he explained.
Wamboka seems to agree with Justice Chacha Mwita's comments last Friday. The judge decided that the new university funding model didn't match what students were expecting. He also said the public wasn't involved enough when the government made this big change to higher education.
Justice Mwita pointed out that the government has to fund public universities - that's in the Constitution. Making parents pay instead goes against that. He also said they didn't follow all the right legal steps when they switched to the new funding model.
Wamboka admits the new system could be good for the country, but he says the way it's being implemented is frustrating. He thinks it's probably not going to work out.
The government shouldn't rush to start using the CBC or Competency-Based Curriculum, according to Wamboka. They need to pay attention to what parents and others are saying about it first. He made these comments on Friday during a graduation party in Ndalu, which is in the Tongaren Constituency.
Wamboka believes the government should pay for all the costs of the CBC. That way, all students would have the same kind of education, no matter how much money their parents have.
Right now, parents, teachers, and even the Education ministry are confused about the CBC. They still expect students to use it, though. Wamboka warns that it will not succeed unless the government makes some changes. To how it is implemented
Wamboka is also in charge of the National Assembly's Committee on Public Investments and Governance. He says the government needs to hire more teachers to run academic programs in schools.
As it is, schools all over the country don't have enough teachers. Starting this new system has only made that problem worse, he adds.
Wamboka suggests that if the government wants the CBC to work, it should first focus on bringing in more teachers.
He's also worried about public universities running out of money. Wamboka says corruption is one reason these schools are having such a tough time.
His committee has been talking to the people who run public universities, asking them to explain where the money is going. It turns out that there's a lot of shady stuff happening at these places.
Wamboka says his committee will ensure that public universities spend their money properly. He warns that if the people in charge are corrupt, they will face consequences.
