Friday August 23, 2024 - Chief Justice Martha Koome has dropped a bombshell, revealing why she stopped watching news.
Speaking yesterday, Koome said she stopped watching news due
to President William Ruto’s Government’s bad policies.
According to her, the depressing news items remind her of the
inequality in society.
The Chief Justice gave an example of university students from
poor backgrounds being placed in band 5 while others from rich families are
placed in band 1.
“I stopped watching news because of these very depressing
items that keep flashing to our faces to remind us how unequal and how unjust
we are in a society.
“That a child who has qualified to go to the university can
be there crying saying look, I have been put in band 5 when I ought to be in
band 1 and therefore, I cannot afford to go to the university. When you follow,
you find the child of a well-off family has been put in band 1,” Koome stated.
CJ Koome called for the consolidation of bursary funds given
to Governors, MPs, Women Reps, and MCAs.
She said the funds should be redirected to the Ministry of
Education and education made free for all Kenyans.
“There is a bursary fund given from the taxpayers’ money
given to the Governor, Women Rep, MPs through CDF, and MCAs. All those
bursaries how are they disbursed? Why wouldn’t you put them in educational and
make it free for all,” Koome added.
The Chief Justice’s remarks come after many Kenyans
complained about the bands in which first-year students were placed.
In the new university funding model, students have been
categorized into five bands based on family income.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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