CAMPUS: MAIN
SCHOOL: EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT: EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, POLICY AND CURRICULUM STUDIES
UNIT NAME: EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
UNIT CODE: EAP 401
INSTRUCTOR:
TASK: Interrogate the new constitution especially chapter 43 1(f) that states that every person has the right to education. The article has not been legislated for enactment, by the parliament as per the fifth schedule article 26 1 (i) of the constitution. What are the implications and issues that might arise if this article is not enacted with immediate effect (30 MKS).
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 24TH OCTOBER 2011 Education, also called learning, is any act that in general sense, leaves a formative impact on the mind, and behaviour of an individual. It is the main process by which the society deliberately conveys knowledge, skills and useful values form generation to generation. Educated persons hence have an optimal and sound state of mind regardless of their state and situation. They are, therefore, able to perceive accurately, think clearly and effectively, to achieve their goals and ambitions. The right to education has been created and recognized by some jurisdictions: the United Nations and the European Union are among the main international bodies that have kept education at the forefront of the human maturity. Article 2 of the first protocol to the European Union Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education. The United Nation also has a similar act. Kenya is just enjoying the aftermath of a successful referendum that saw the country getting a new constitution, which is thought of as one of the best constitutions in the word. The right to education is among the central rights of a Kenyan Citizen according to this constitution. This essay exhaustively interrogates the right to education according to Kenyan Constitution, and gives the implications that may arise if this