Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has blasted Education Permanent Secretary Belio Kipsang for banning online lessons as students continue staying at home due to Covid-19.
The controversial lawmaker has been offering online revision lessons for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates, through his Facebook page, which he kicked off last Friday.
Today (Friday May 8), Babu Owino was set to take the candidates through Chemistry revision, after successfully teaching mathematics last week.
The Education PS however, fired a warning to Babu Owino that he is committing a crime by conducting online revision classes with this year’s KCSE candidates.
Speaking at Parliament on Thursday 7, the PS stated anyone offering to teach students without being qualified is committing an offense.
He went on to add that the same applies to anyone circulating e-learning information that is not approved by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD).
In his response, Babu has vowed to continue helping the students with their revision. He claimed that the PS is basking in the glory of his ignorance by banning his online revision classes.
“The Principal Secretary Education Belio Kipsang is BUSKING IN THE GLORY OF HIS IGNORANCE by banning our lesson.We will PROCEED with our KCSE CHEMISTRY REVISION tomorrow at 2pm.Stay tuned on my Facebook,” he posted.
According to Babu Owino, he decided to take up the role of a teacher to help the candidates who have been at home for weeks now after the government closed all schools due to the Coronavirus outbreak in the country.
