Hon Speaker, I must say that I am happy that the Deputy Minister acknowledged that there will be different laws and rules governing the appointment of school principals. Having said that, the Deputy Minister will agree with me that many principals who are manning our schools are products of what we call politification, rather than qualification.
Politification allows no room for experience and merit. In 2007, to be specific, the former Minister proposed that any person to be promoted to the position of principal must have taught for at least nine years - five as a post level one teacher, two as a head of department, HOD, and two as a deputy principal. It seems as if this has not been implemented. Why?