Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) explain the rationale and policy behind the directive of…

Question

The Member for Westlands (Hon. Timothy Wanyonyi, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education: - Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) explain the rationale and policy behind the directive of transferring Secondary School Teachers in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and History to Junior Secondary Schools? (ii) state the measures implemented to ensure harmony in Primary schools, especially considering the different uniforms and titles for Grade Seven Pupils compared to Class Eight Pupils? (iii) provide a list of Secondary Schools lacking functional laboratories, clarify the number of times candidates in these schools have taken KCSE practical exams elsewhere, and state whether these schools will be equipped with laboratories before equipping Junior Secondary Schools? (iv) outline the total number of lessons each school is supposed to offer per week, the requisite hours for rest, and why there has been an increase in the number of Primary School pupils attending lessons over the weekends? (v) give reasons why the book ‘The Diary of a Whimpy Kid’ which contains very obscene language has not been banned from circulation and outline measures put in place to ensure books with improper language are not allowed into the country?