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ENDING THE TORCHING OF SCHOOLS

MATIANGI THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB The narrative that the burning of our schools is due to the stringent new rules imposed by cabinet secretary for ministry of Education, hon. Fred Matiang’i is a fallacy. So sad that former prime minister too, opted to apportion blame to the CS. It is absolutely preposterous to claim, a few rules the government incepted to curtail cheating and promote quality and standards of education is now the matchstick striking the schools ablaze. When the former prime minister and proponents choose to coerce the government into restoring the old order of cheating as disproved by investigations into the sickening nationwide exam cheating, in last year’s examinations; You wonder if those against CS Matiang’i are really honest , or are just up   to gain some cheap political mileage. Politicizing the torching of schools is the worst mistake politicians and wannabes are making. Extension of third term by just one week, restricting movements in and out

CLOSING SCHOOLS NOT A REMEDY

CLOSING SCHOOLS IS NOT THE SOLUTION Following the recent spate of unrest in schools, where more than 100 schools have been razed down to ashes, destroying school and student property. The government’s effort to try and contain the menace has been futile. Elusive and on the contrary escalating Closing the schools as proposed by Knut secretary general, Wilson sossion is not the way to go. Claiming that students and teachers are fatigued due to the extension of second term by just one week. It is more of an escapist approach. As long as the underlying cause of unrest is not addressed the problem will only be postponed to next term. It is sad that the burning of schools is blamed singly on the government, when the blame should go to all key players starting with students burning schools, teachers, parents, school administrations and the government for ineffective policies. Meanwhile as the shifting of blame by teachers through their union and the government through the educ

IN THE BATTLE WITH AMNESIA

AMNESIA HOW IT BASHED ME Today in the aggressiveness of the morning cold. I woke up to a string of eerie thoughts. The thought of the proverbial partially amnesiac lady. Who left her office at four o’clock in the evening? Rushed down the stairs to the car park. While at the car park. She looked around, alas!, there was no signs of her car. She quickly rummaged into her classy pink purse, if she had her car keys in the first place. Trying to contain herself in the light of the grand astonishment. She hastily rushed to the elevator back to her office. She actually thought that her car keys were there on her desk. She quickly entered office number five block two wing C. Then there came the unexpected. There was no keys and the car was not in the park. “What happened” she asked herself. She immediately called her hubby, “Honey hurry up to my office , my car is stolen”. “Give me five minutes “, the husband said. He   did not say a word about the purported car theft. “Honey am so