National Assembly majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah Wednesday tore into the Ministry of Education, blaming it of "weak leadership, political posturing and failure to fix systemic inefficiencies hurting learners". Ichung’wah faulted the ministry’s top bureaucracy, bluntly telling Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba that, “Your peers, and yourself, have the most clueless Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education.”Ichung’wah also dismissed proposals to route education infrastructure funds through NG-CDF, rejecting Education Committee chair Julius Meli’s suggestion as politically driven and impractical for resolving deep-rooted ministry challenges. The CS should be telling this House the truth, that it is up to the Education Committee and the Budget Committee to ensure adequate funding and equitable distribution.”Drawing from his own constituency experience, Ichung’wah argued that equal sharing of funds is inherently unfair. Ichung’wah lamented the collapse of effective school inspection, arguing that MPs have been forced to step in where ministry officials have failed. Ichung’wah urged the CS to move beyond Nairobi boardrooms and confront realities on the ground.

Source: The Star January 28, 2026 14:50 UTC