National Assembly Speaker, Moses Wetangula, emphasized that it is unlawful to put into effect the recommendations of the presidential working party on education reform prior to obtaining approval from Parliament, as Members of Parliament (MPs) have halted their implementation.

Wetangula further stated that the primary responsibility of MPs is to legislate. This entails that the recommendations must undergo thorough deliberation and debate in Parliament before they can be authorized for execution.

"I repeat nobody; no minister of government can purport to make law or do things that appear to be in the (sic) that they have made law because they have no capacity to make any law," he said.

Emuhaya MP Omboko Milemba brought up the matter in Parliament, disclosing that the recommendations had led to a division among key players in the education sector, which includes the Ministry of Education, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), and various unions.

Milemba, who also serves as the chairman of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), emphasized that such recommendations should be temporarily suspended until they receive formal approval from Parliament.

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"The recommendations that the Ministry of Education reveals the grades for pre-service teachers jeopardize TSC's mandate as provided under Article 237 (3) of the Constitution," he stated.

"The working party also recommended that the Ministry establishes a comprehensive school system where all levels of learning are managed as one institution contrary to the Constitution. The working party further recommends that the Ministry recruits staff for special needs in institutions, which will interfere with TSC's mandate."

In the report unveiled this June, the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms put forth substantial suggestions for the country's education sector. These proposals encompassed the elimination of the classification system for secondary schools and the cessation of compulsory subjects for career selections, among other notable changes.