NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 19 – Education Minister Mutula Kilonzo
has come out in defence of demands by schoolgirls that they be allowed
to wear miniskirts.
He said that the reaction was a manifestation that the
education sector was still being governed by outdated rules and
regulations.
“I am in total agreement with them (students). Why do you dress a
schoolgirl like a nun? These girls do not want to be nuns; they want to
be modern like Mutula!” said Kilonzo.
On Monday last week, learning at Rwathia Girls Secondary School in
Kangema district was disrupted after students went on strike demanding
to wear miniskirts.
Kilonzo said that the ministry was in the process of changing the Education Act that has been in force since 1968.
The minister who spoke at Chelilis Girls High School, in Bureti
during the District Education Day however cautioned students not to
resort to strikes whenever they need issues affecting them to be
addressed.
“We will make smart uniforms but if you do not like the uniform do
not break the windows or someone’s legs; talk to us we will look into
it,” said the minister.
Kilonzo said that the government will employ 20,000 teachers this
financial year. He revealed that teachers employed by the school Board
of Governors shall be given priority during the teachers’ recruitment.
He insisted that the government should comply with the order of the
High Court in Nakuru that requires the government to pay pension to
retired teachers.
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