A Parliamentarian in Ndola says reports of forged education qualifications by some teachers have potential to undermine the caliber of human capital and making the country less competitive.
Ndola’s Bwana Mbukwa Member of Parliament, Jonas Chanda, said it is sad that the scourge is affecting the standard of education especially in government schools where pupils are subjected to receiving inferior learning from teachers with forged certificates they obtained dubiously.
Dr. Chanda said this in a statement released to ZANIS in Ndola today.
The parliamentarian expressed disappointment that the standard of education are falling because of the caliber of human capital being produced which is potentially undermined and this will make the nation less competitive.
Dr. Chanda said while it is appreciated that the Ministry of General Education is still conducting internal disciplinary processes on the affected teachers, we are concerned that eight months after the Teaching Council of Zambia revealed the illegality, no single teacher has been prosecuted by the Zambia Police or Anti-Corruption Commission.
Dr. Chanda has since called for the prosecution of teachers identified with forged certificates because they obtained pecuniary advantage by false pretenses to get employed contrary to section 309 A(2)C of the penal code.
And Kabompo District Examinations Security Committee has advised all examination stakeholders to plan adequately to ensure no examination malpractice is recorded in the upcoming examinations.
Committee Acting Chairperson Nyondo Kasoka said measures should be put in place to deter examination malpractice and help improve the quality and standards of education in the country.
Mr. Kasoka was speaking during the district’s examination security meeting for Internal, External and General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examination preparations held recently in Kabompo district.
He said in the previous year, exams were conducted efficiently and professionally in the district as required as they were malpractice free.
Mr. Kasoka also said that there is need to always put in place trust worthy professional individuals who are going to manage the examinations in the best interest of the nation.
And speaking in a separate interview, Kabompo District Secondary Schools Teachers Union of Zambia (SESTUZ) Chairperson Martin Mwape said the examination security meeting is timely as people tend to get tempted to do all kinds of things just to pass exams.
Mr. Mwape expressed gratitude to the DEBS office for engaging teachers in the examination process from inception.
Meanwhile Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) Kabompo Chairperson Kelvin Kangombi has also commended the DEBS office for providing such a platform where stakeholders freely shared concerns.
Lungu is a forged president , what is surprising about a forged teacher?
This is just rubbish start with that foo! so called bishop chomba!
And your permanent secretary with forged certificates ??? Plus ask your ministers to give us the money as well for illegally being in office.
Let’s start with you MP.
Just work on the enrollment systems from colleges, universities and workplaces.
Every dog has its own day. You got beat. Look ahead.
This is what has happened in clueless Lungu’s Zambia…Lawlessness. And remember that foreigners are observing this and learning that Zambia has no laws, and that the country is not interested in enforcing the laws that are on the books, if any. What you’ll have next is highly sophisticated crime syndicates forging all kinds of documents in the country–because clueless Lungu is not willing to enforce the laws. Please get serious with the rule of law. Arrest people who commit crimes if you want people to take you seriously. Stop clowning around.
In November 2013 Steven Masumba was in court for forging a NIPA Certificate.
This is a straight forward case that when the news broke out all these fake teachers should have been caged.
Why should it take the MP to start pushing for prosecution of these fake teachers???
DO WE HAVE FUNCTIONING ORGANS OF GOVERNMENT???
OR ARRESTS ARE SELECTIVE???
ZAMBIA DAILY MAIL
September 2, 2015
CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Kitwe
A 35-YEAR-OLD woman of Kitwe has been sentenced to three years simple imprisonment by a magistrates court for forging a grade 12 certificate and securing employment at Kalulushi Municipal Council (KMC).
Appearing before senior resident magistrate Daniel Musonda, was Lillian Wikishale of no fixed abode.
Wikishale was facing charges of making false documents, uttering and obtaining money by false pretence.
In count one, Wikishale on a date unknown but in 2012, without lawful authority or excuse, did make a grade 12 school certificate number 995020006 in the name of Lillian Wikishale.
In count two, it is alleged xxxxxx
In count three, it is alleged xxxxxx
This Di.k.head is always fronting up his stupidity! Why single out teachers when there are politicians (e.g. Lundazi MP) with forged certificates and other people in other walks of life with forged certificates that are not being persecuted or prosecuted so why pick on Teachers only?
This is one useless fake Doctor and PF Cadre who doesn’t even deserve to be an MP. He promised people of Bwana Mukubwa especially Kantolomba better roads and good life. But today Bwana Mukubwa is one of the least developed constituencies in the country despite having a PF Cadre MP! He is a useless idyot – please bring back our old MP Chenda!
I am sure you are one of those cheaters….be rest assured that you will be arrested despite insulting Dr. Chanda. Pleas Zambia Police start with this guy chilyata.
@Truth Hate:
Mother fc.k.ing ass hole!! That shows how stu.p.id you PF pr.i.k are. You cannot threaten me with your uneducated PF Police cadres. You are used to your ign.or.ant PF President Lungu abusing the police against opponents aren’t you? Send them and I will defend myself and I will feed them because they are hungry – I have done this before! Those PF police cadres cant even afford mealie-meal so why do you think they can obey orders from mother fc.k.ers like you!
Very true Dr. Chanda.
You are actually onr MP that i admire for your clarity and your ideas just seem to resonate with me.
This is even debatable…
Leave them alone. No is stopping you from forging also some educational credentials.You are the same people who complain some people are getting rich because they are corrupt. My brother become corrupt also!!!!
I am sure you are one of those cheaters….be rest assured that you will be arrested despite insulting Dr. Chanda. Pleas Zambia Police start with this guy chilyata.
Is that the function of an MP? Where is the police? Can’t police officers work independently?
Every employee’s professional and academic papers are in the ‘hands’ of their superiors whether in the public or in the privte sector. Why not scrutinise them and punish all would be offenders so that services can then be delivered by qualified individuals in all sectors? As someone has put it it is not just pupils that have been negatively affected, but also other people in other important public service institutions.
It’s usually common in areas that involve massive recruitment. Please check with the police, prisons, CSO and the army. You will certainly find these misfits. In health the HPCZ is nipping the device at student’s level. I think its a lesson for teacher colleges and universities to emulate. I am with you hon. Atleast, I know you and you brother where at UNZA – 1992 – 1993. Before you went to Ridge way Campus.
Let us hear the case of Fresher Siwale vs Jonathan Mataware aka Jonathan Lungu or Edgar C Lungu. Why is the case dragging in?