Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
PIC Governance and Education continues to restore progress in the education sectorWednesday, March 5, 2026Parliament BuildingsThe National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education, chaired by Hon. Wanami Wamboka, today held audit meetings with institutions under its oversight, reinforcing Parliament’s commitment to accountability and quality education.At Kaimosi Friends University, the Committee raised concerns over ethnic imbalance and directed management to resolve the matter within one year. Legislators also announced a forthcoming site inspection to assess delayed projects, including the university library and perimeter fence, underscoring the need for timely completion of infrastructure that directly supports learning.Kimasian Technical and Vocational College reappeared before the Committee after previously not being fully constituted. Members emphasised the importance of proper governance structures to ensure smooth operations and effective service delivery to students.At Ziwa Technical Training Institute, the Committee instructed management to engage a new contractor to revive a stalled KSh 30 million project, noting that KSh 18 million had already been committed. Legislators stressed that the project must not stall further and urged the institution to address ethnic imbalance, observing that all officials present were from one ethnic group. They reaffirmed that public institutions must reflect the face of Kenya.Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology was questioned over a stalled Olympic-size swimming pool project reported to be 82 per cent complete before contract termination. The Committee, which conducted a site inspection, sought clarification on the decision and directed management to reappear over an additional stalled engineering project.