Swala la 'digrii feki' lambana mwanasiasa mashuhuri Kenya.

[Ab-Titchaz]

Bishop Wanjiru Bible Degree Questioned

It seems that Bishop Wanjirus rivals are determined to eliminate her from the race. It might be over for her with the questionable university degree.

THE Commission for Higher Education has rejected the educational qualifications of Bishop Margaret Wanjiru, Starehe MP and assistant Housing minister.

As a result, Bishop Wanjiru is unlikely to be able to contest for Nairobi governor in March as she is not considered a graduate.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission stipulates that all candidates for governor must be "a holder of a degree from a University recognized in Kenya."

Wanjiru received the degree of Doctor of Theology from Vineyard Harvester Bible College on July 13, 2003. On October 26, 2010, she received a bachelors degree in Christian Leadership from United Graduate College and Seminary International.

However on January 2, the Commission for Higher Education advised that "the degrees awarded are not recognised in Kenya."...:ranger:

"The Vineyard Harvester Bible College and the United Graduate College and Seminary International are not accredited in the United States of America by recognised accrediting agencies by the US Department of Education," said the CHE letter signed by Prof David Some, CEO and Secretary.

Specifically the CHE said the two colleges did not appear in the World Higher Education Database prepared by UNESCO and the International Association of Universities.

On December 31, lawyers MW Kamau and Co, wrote to the CHE requesting confirmation that the colleges were accredited.

Their letter also referred to her 1982 diploma in sales from the School of Sales Management; her certificate of proficiency in sales from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry; her 1979 East African certificate of education; and a certificate of attendance for a two week course in Managing Change at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Of her eight subjects at Decision Four, she only passed English Literature with a 6 Grade. The other subjects she failed with a Grade 9.:bange:

To make matters worse for Wanjiru, two ODM activists have written through their lawyers to ODM electoral chairman Franklin Bett and ODM Secretary General Anyang' Nyongo.

George Otieno and Frederick Odhiambo want Wanjiru disqualified from being nominated as the ODM candidate for Nairobi governor.

"Our client would like to put the IEBC and the ODM elections board on notice that Bishop Margaret Wanjiru, a candidate who has presented her application for nomination for the post of Governor, does not possess the required academic credentials to allow her to contest as a candidate for Governor of the County of Nairobi," stated the letter from Ochieng, Onyango, Kibet and Ohaga on January 2.

The letter questioned how Wanjiru could have a received a doctorate before her bachelors degree, and asked how long she had spent studying at the two colleges. It also asked how she could be admitted to an institution of higher learning if she had not done A-Levels. Both Wanjiru's degrees come from ‘virtual colleges' without any campus or physical address.

According to its website, The United Graduate College is ‘accredited' by The Worldwide Accreditation Commission of Christian Educational Institutions but that body is not recognised internationally, by the US Department of Education or by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

The website says that the college has provided e-learning since 1982 to 100,000 Christians in 50 countries around the world. Its Kenya representative is a Prof Nathan Kahara on Miliani (sic) Road, Nairobi.

According to its website, the Vineyard Harvester Bible College is accredited by the Transworld Accrediting Commission International but this body is also not recognised by American and international educational authorities.

The college offers online courses in Christianity. Its address is 40 Lake Creek Rd, Cedartown, Georgia which is a private house on a remote country road, according to Google Maps.

The Vineyard Harvester Church at 1890 Rome Highway, Cedartown is three kilometres away. Yesterday Wanjiru's mobile telephone went unanswered and she did not respond to our text messages.Bishop Wanjiru's main rival for the ODM nomination for Nairobi governor is Dr Evans Kidero, former Mumias CEO and also chairman of the Star.

The most probably TNA candidates are stockbroker Jimnah Mbaru or Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu. Last year the IEBC released the qualifications required to contest for county governor, based on the constitution, the Elections Act 2011, the Political Parties Act 2011, and Elections (General) Regulations 2012.

They specified that candidates must be a Kenyan citizen; must not hold dual citizenship; must be a registered voter; be a holder of a degree from a university recognized in Kenya; and be nominated by a political party or be an independent candidate.

http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-101457/bishop-wanjiru-bible-degree-questioned

 

[Kichuguu]

Ndiyo maana Kenya wanaendelea kwa kasi kuliko Tanzania kwa sababu havumilii ubabaishaji. Tanzania tuna mawaziri wanaojulikana kuwa na digrii feki lakini hawafanyiwi lolote.

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

Ndiyo maana Kenya wanaendelea kwa kasi kuliko Tanzania kwa sababu havumilii ubabaishaji. Tanzania tuna mawaziri wanaojulikana kuwa na digrii feki lakini hawafanyiwi lolote.

Mkuu nd'o umuhimu wa katiba Mpya ya Kenya ambayo naifagilia full-shangwe!

...Huyu mama ni Mbunge na waziri Mdogo katika serikali ya KE. Afu pia ni front runner wa kiti cha
Gavana wa Nairobi chini ya ODM/CORD Alliance..hata hivyo sasa kitumbua kimeingia mchanga!

 

[bob malya]

Kama siyo mambo ya mipaka iliyowekwa na wakoloni tungempeleka .profesor Maji Marefu agombee.mkutano wa berlin umeiharibu kabisa africa kwa kuigawanya.afrika iungane ipate viongozi mahiri kotoka tz.

 

[Ogah]

Wow!....I like the action from the Commission!....hope TZ will learn from this

 

[COPPER]

Kumbe hata kwa wenzetu vihiyo wapo.

 

[Koborer]

And there are many still who will have to face the reality. Many leaders did not fancy going to school. As long as you had money, school was for a few "fools" and those who had time to "waste". Now see.

 

[mfianchi]

Hata hapa Bongo tunao wengi walio nd hizo digrii feki,ukiwaambia wasome hawataki lakini digrii wanazipenda.Chezea kitabu wewe mpaka kuwa na digrii ya UKWELI si rahisi kama kuwa MWANASIASA

 

[Idimi]

....Wanjiru received the degree of Doctor of Theology from Vineyard Harvester Bible College on July 13, 2003. On October 26, 2010, she received a bachelors degree in Christian Leadership from United Graduate College and Seminary International....

Ndugu Ab-Titchaz, Kichuguu,
Nadhani utata wa elimu ya mbunge huyu inaanzia hapo kwenye maandishi mekundu.
Where on earth do you get a doctorate degree before a bachelor one? Hizi elimu za magumashi ndizo zinafanya professionalism Tanzania ionekane haina mana kwa wanasiasa. Tume ya vyuo vikuu Kenya (CHE)nawasifu kwa kuliona hilo, sijajua TCU ya Tanzania watachukua hatua gani kwa hawa 'wasomi' wafuatao:-

1. Emmanuel Nchimbi
2. Diodorus Kamala
3. Didas Masaburi
4. Mathayo David
5. John Malecela
6. Philipo Mulugo

etc

 

[Bishop Hiluka]

Siku zote nasema, siasa ni njia rahisi kuelekea kwenye neema
lakini pia ndiyo njia rahisi kudharirika na kupotezwa kabisa, hasa
unapokuwa na elimu ya magumashi kama huyu mama. Kumbuka
mkasa wa Kihiyo aliyewania ubunge wa Temeke...

 

[Bantugbro]

Bishop Wanjiru Bible Degree Questioned

It seems that Bishop Wanjirus rivals are determined to eliminate her from the race. It might be over for her with the questionable university degree.

.Wanjiru received the degree of Doctor of Theology from Vineyard Harvester Bible College on July 13, 2003.:becky:

http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-101457/bishop-wanjiru-bible-degree-questioned

Sio mchezo:becky:

 

[Kichuguu]

Kumbe hata kwa wenzetu vihiyo wapo.

Wapo duniani kote, ila serikali nyingine zinajua kufanya kazi. Nadhani ulisikia yule jamaa aliyekuwa CEO wa Yahoo na digrii yake ya accounting akadanganya kuwa anayo nyingine ya Computer Science (kwa vile ilikuwa ni added advantage kwa position hiyo); walipomgundua wakamtupilia mbalii, FBI wakafanya kazi yao na sheria ikachukua mkondo wake: it is a felony to enrich yourself in any way by deliberately falsifying facts.

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

Ndugu Ab-Titchaz, Kichuguu,
Nadhani utata wa elimu ya mbunge huyu inaanzia hapo kwenye maandishi mekundu.
Where on earth do you get a doctorate degree before a bachelor one? Hizi elimu za magumashi ndizo zinafanya professionalism Tanzania ionekane haina mana kwa wanasiasa. Tume ya vyuo vikuu Kenya (CHE)nawasifu kwa kuliona hilo, sijajua TCU ya Tanzania watachukua hatua gani kwa hawa 'wasomi' wafuatao:-

1. Emmanuel Nchimbi
2. Diodorus Kamala
3. Didas Masaburi
4. Mathayo David
5. John Malecela
6. Philipo Mulugo

etc

Mkuu,

what needs to be done like in the Kenya case is to make sure that the position is enshrined in the constitution.
Katiba inaposema degree lazima ziwe from an accredited institution then most people will have no choice but to
walk away from politics. Hata hivyo nchi zetu zina mambo ya political patronage na najua wazi mkuu wa Kaya
atapiga hili swala chini maana makamanda wengi upande wake ni mabumbumbu as from the list above.

 

[waubani]

This will never happen in Tanzania, Some senior politicians whom we expect them to shout, the quality of their degree certificates has a lot of question mark in the first place.Dr Msola (former minister) intended to do a thorough inspection and to reveals their names for all vihiyoz who claim to have got PhD from Pacific countries.Mbona alizimishwa alipogudundua kumbe vigogo wengi vimeo . Their colleges never exist, even if you google..u will never find them! Wengine hata kuandaa speech wenyewe ni utata. Angalau Sumaye got his degree while he was a prime minister.Mwinyi led the country for 10 years with an ordinary diploma, Mrema Lyatonga former minister with his Diploma, bado alifikia ranki ya kuwa mtu watatu baada ya waziri mkuu na raisi, to mention the few.Vimeo na vihiyo wa elimu ni wa kumwaga TZ.

katiba yetu inasema sifa ya kuwa mbunge ni kujua kusoma na kuandika (hata std 7) .Na pia wabunge haohao ndio wanakuja kuchakguliwa kuwa mawaziri, baadae maraisi.Ndio maana kila mtu anajiona anauweza uraisi TZ.

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

MPs suspend integrity and academic laws in March poll


Updated 2 hrs 37 mins ago
By Geoffrey Mosoku and Peter Opiyo

NAIROBI, KENYA: Enforcement of strident integrity laws and academic qualification as a precondition for running in elections will not apply for the March 4 exercise as had been expected.

This is because it now turns out that Members of Parliament connived to suspend parts of the Elections Act that provided for the academic qualification, and watered down legislation meant to operationalise Chapter Six of the Constitution on leadership and integrity.

The changes MPs made were buried in the raft of alterations they passed as a package under what in parliamentary parlance is called an ‘Omnibus Bill'.

Consequently, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will not vet aspirants on integrity issues as Kenyans had demanded in the current Constitution, including delving into their past.

The commission will also not ask nominees gunning to be MPs, senators and women and county representatives for their academic qualifications. The demand that you must be armed with a university degree now only applies to those seeking to be governors.

Political parties were informed on Monday that persons seeking positions in the National and County Assemblies would not be required to provide any academic papers before being cleared to contest in the elections.

Section 22 (1) (b) of the Act stated that a person may be nominated as a candidate in an election if he or she holds a post-secondary school qualification recognised in Kenya.

The requirement has been put on hold until the next elections under the Miscellaneous Amendment Act of 2012, with the exception of the candidates for the presidency, governors and their running mates who must have degrees from local universities recognized by the Government.

Attach papers

"No one will be asked to provide post-secondary school education and consequently, IEBC is in the process of receiving the nomination rules once these amendments are gazetted," Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndung'u told the parties.

National Commission on Gender and Equality chairperson Ms Winnie Lichuma said by suspending the law, the IEBC will not require any person to attach academic papers while presenting his or her nomination papers.

The two were speaking on Monday at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi while addressing representatives of various political parties at a forum organised by the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) to explain how it will monitor their nominations to be held before January18th.

Standard Digital News - Kenya : MPs suspend integrity and academic laws in March poll

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

I'm called ‘doctor' because I got the degree: Wanjiru

Jennifer Muiruri | NATION Bishop Margaret Wanjiru addresses a rally in Dandora when campaigning for the Nairobi governor's seat on January 05, 2013. She told off those questioning her academic qualifications.

By PETER OBUYA potieno@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Saturday, January 5 2013 at 22:00

Starehe MP Margaret Wanjiru on Saturday dismissed reports questioning her education as "propaganda" being spread by her rivals in the race for Nairobi governor's seat.

The reports in the social media claimed that Dr Wanjiru's academic credentials were fake and that she will not be eligible to stand for election as governor because she does not have a degree qualification as required by law.

But, speaking while on a campaign tour of Nairobi's Dandora area, Bishop Wanjiru dismissed the allegation as mere "propaganda" by her rivals to "cause panic" among her supporters.

"How can it be that one is called a doctor without a degree? This is propaganda being spread by my rivals but I am not bothered because it simply means they feel I am their biggest threat," she said.

Those jokers

"Whoever is saying Dr Wanjiru does not have a degree must be joking. They are people who are panicking because they feel mama has taken over the city."

The law requires that a person contesting a gubernatorial seat must have at least a degree qualification to be eligible for elections.

Bishop Wanjiru, who is also an Housing assistant minister, is the only woman so far seeking to become Nairobi's first governor in a race that has also attracted former Mumias Sugar managing director Evans Kidero and Mr Philip Kisia, the former Nairobi town clerk. The three will have to battle it out in the nominations for the ODM ticket.

Other aspirants, Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu, businessman Jimnah Mbaru, former town clerk John Gakuo and NCBDA chairman Timothy Kariuki, hope to vie on The National Alliance (TNA) ticket.

Bishop Wanjiru urged her supporters to ignore such propaganda and instead focus on winning the ODM ticket in the nominations scheduled for January 17.

"I know how I will deal with them (rivals). All I am requesting you to do for now is to come out in large numbers on the 17th and nominate me as your ODM candidate for Nairobi governor's seat," she told the crowd.

The Starehe MP promised to start a waste management project to deal with waste that continues to be a big challenge for the residents.

"I want to begin from where City Hall has failed and I will strive to build better markets and renovate the existing ones to help our traders," she said.

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[mfianchi]

Wapo duniani kote, ila serikali nyingine zinajua kufanya kazi. Nadhani ulisikia yule jamaa aliyekuwa CEO wa Yahoo na digrii yake ya accounting akadanganya kuwa anayo nyingine ya Computer Science (kwa vile ilikuwa ni added advantage kwa position hiyo); walipomgundua wakamtupilia mbalii, FBI wakafanya kazi yao na sheria ikachukua mkondo wake: it is a felony to enrich yourself in any way by deliberately falsifying facts.

Halafu huyo eti ni mtu wa Mungu,basi aiombee digrii yake feki iwe halali si anatenda miujiza na atende basi