Africa-Press – Kenya. The Constitution limits governors from fully executing the education function, Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi has said.
She said governors should be empowered legally to support education.
“You find governors spending money to support education through bursaries, but we don’t look at Schedule Four of the Constitution on separation of roles between national and county government and see how we can partner and make it legal,” Elachi said.
The legislator said some people could easily move to court and sue county governments for supporting children’s education through bursaries.
She said the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 should be revised.
Elachi spoke during the launch of Africa’s Campaign on Girl Education on Tuesday.
The MP said girls are the most vulnerable as hundreds, who sat their KCPE exam last year, were yet to join Form 1.
Elachi said many girls living with their fathers and guardians go through many challenges, but they do not talk about them.
“As we launch the media campaign, we are up to the task to ensure that every girl has a right to education,” she said.
Elachi said in the campaign, they will identify problems facing girls to ensure their access to education.
“We must deal with the economic challenges that we are facing and that’s why a young man riding boda boda taking a girl in school can change and take advantage. But, we use them now as advocates of ensuring that girls go to school,” she said.
She lauded President William Ruto’s administration for allocating Sh628 billion to the education sector.
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