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Kenya National Parents Association Secretary General Musau Ndunda. FILE PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA |
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By GERALD ANDAE, gandae@ke.nationmedia.com
In Summary
- Mr Ndunda, who is the chairman of the National Parents Association, had argued that power to constitute boards of management of Schools is under the Basic Education Act, 2012 should be a role of the National Parents Association.
- Justice Ngugi found that the Education Cabinet Secretary had acted within the law in formulating regulations to realise the objects of the Basic Education Act.
High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi has dismissed the
constitutional petition filed by Musau Ndunda against the Ministry of
Education, Science and Technology seeking to stop the ministry from
constituting the boards of management in Schools.
Mr Ndunda, who is the chairman of the National Parents
Association, had argued that power to constitute boards of management of
Schools is under the Basic Education Act, 2012 should be a role of the
National Parents Association.
In her finding, Justice Ngugi, upheld the provision
of the basic education law and found that the Cabinet Secretary had
acted within the law in formulating regulations to realise the objects
of the Basic Education Act.
In dismissing the case, the judge said she found it
unacceptable that Ndunda’s organisation had irregularly purported to
conduct elections for Boards of Management in schools.
She said that the association is not the one
contemplated in the Basic Education Act, 2012 and was not therefore the
bona fide representative of Parents whose children attend Kenyan
schools.
“This is a major victory for the Ministry of
Education whose activities have been bogged down by more than 20 suits
filed against it by Mr Ndunda’s association,” said Fred Matiang'i,
Cabinet Secretary for Education.
Last Week, Dr Matiang'i revoked a letter written by
the then Minister for Education, the late Mutula Kilonzo, in February
2013 recognising the Mr Ndunda-led association.
The letter also gave him authority to collect Sh2000 from every school to support its activities.
The CS says the ministry will move with speed to
ensure Boards of Management are established and inaugurated in each and
every school within the next two weeks
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