Kathiani Member of Parliament Robbert Mbui at St. Vincent Îmilinî Secondary during a school bus handover. Photo Courtesy. 
By Andrew Mbuva.
Kathiani Member of Parliament Robbert Mbui has strongly criticised the Ministry of Education over what he termed as unfair and poorly planned deployment of teachers, warning that parents in many parts of the country are being forced to shoulder a burden that should be borne by the government.
Speaking on Friday at St. Vincent Îmilinî Secondary during a school bus handover, Mbui revealed that headteachers in the area had informed leaders and parents that the number of teachers currently employed is insufficient, and that even those expected from the government will not adequately address the shortage. As a result, he said, parents are increasingly being compelled to dig into their own pockets to pay teachers in public schools.
“The Ministry of Education must do the mathematics properly,” Mbui said. “They should look at schools with many children and many classrooms and deploy teachers accordingly. There are parts of this country where schools have no teachers at all. In Kathiani, almost all the schools around us are understaffed.”
The legislator called for transparency from school administrators, urging headteachers to clearly inform communities whether the teachers deployed are sufficient. He emphasised that equitable distribution of teachers is a matter of fairness, not privilege.
“We want fairness,” Mbui stated. “The question is simple: do we want fairness in this country or not?”
Using the education crisis to highlight broader national issues, Mbui said Kenya urgently needs leadership that understands and practises fairness. He criticised leaders who, in his words, focus only on personal gain or development in select regions while ignoring the needs of the wider population.
“Kenya needs a leader who does not think only about their stomach, their home, or their own roads,” he said. “We need a leader who looks after the roads and welfare of all Kenyans.”
Mbui took the opportunity to defend Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, dismissing claims that he does not develop his home region. He argued that Kalonzo represents the kind of national leadership Kenya requires—one that prioritises inclusive development and equal access to services.
“The leader Kenya needs is someone like Kalonzo Musyoka,” Mbui declared. “Not someone who only builds roads in Tseikuru, but someone who ensures roads, education, and welfare for all Kenyans. A leader who guarantees free and accessible education for every Kenyan child.”
The MP also condemned what he described as persistent insults directed at elected leaders and their constituents by national figures. Referring to remarks in which leaders such as himself were allegedly described as brainless or incapable, Mbui said such statements amount to an insult to the people who elected them.
“When you say Mbui has no brains, no plan, you are not insulting Mbui,” he said. “You are insulting the people of Îmilinî, the people of Kathiani. The people who elected us are not fools.”
Mbui further warned that attacks on Kalonzo Musyoka and leaders from the region amount to belittling the wider Wamba community, a trend he said should have no place in national discourse.
“When you insult our leaders so harshly,” he said, “you are telling our people that we are fools. That is unacceptable.”
He concluded by calling for respectful politics, equitable resource distribution, and leadership that truly serves all Kenyans, regardless of region or political affiliation.
