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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would prefer the Question by Private Notice to come on Tuesday and you probably give me this Question on Wednesday. This is because the other Question affects the lives of Kenyans. However, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important for punishment to be meted on this Minister. When Members do not appear in the House, you drop their Questions. Equal punishment should be given to a Minister who does not appear because it is disorderly on the part of the Minister."
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"content": " Yes, I am just hesitant because the punishment I would give will mean he cannot talk and so, that Question will be delayed further. Let us give him the last chance. This Question will be on the Order Paper on Wednesday. I have no notice of the other one you are talking about. So, follow it up with the Clerks-at-the-Table."
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"content": "Next Question by the Member for Isiolo!"
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"content": "Question No.767"
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"content": "PERCENTAGE OF ADULT LITERACY IN ASAL AREAS"
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"content": "asked the Minister for Education:- (a) what the percentage of adult literacy in the 28 districts of Arid and Semi Arid (ASAL) is and how the statistics compare with the national average; and, (b) what immediate steps the Ministry will take to increase the percentage of adult literacy in the ASAL areas."
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The percentage of adult illiteracy in the 28 districts of the ASAL is 44 per cent. This rate is far much lower than the national average which is 61.5 per cent. (b)The Ministry has put the following strategies in place in order to increase the percentage of adult literacy in the ASAL:- (i) Setting up men-only classes to encourage men who due to cultural barriers feel uncomfortable learning in the same classroom with women. (ii) Development of Primers. These are basic literacy reading materials written in local languages to make learning friendlier to the adult learners. (iii) My Ministry recruited adult education teachers on full time basis. Most of them have been deployed to ASAL regions. (iv) Funding of the adult education centres in ASAL regions through the Kenya Education Centre Support Programme (KECSP). (v) We have established 49 community learning resource centres in many ASAL areas. (vi) As part of the endeavour to encourage adults and out of school youth pursue higher education, the Ministry is establishing continuing education centres in many parts of the country. For instance, as part of the Ministry’s performance contract for the year 2011/2012, the Ministry will establish at least 20 Continuing Education Centres (CEC) in 20 counties. Other 27 centres or more will be established during the financial year 2012/2013. (vii)The Ministry has employed part-time voluntary teachers who hail from the nomadic communities. It encourages these teachers to move along with the communities as they migrate in search of pasture so that continuity in learning is maintained. Out of the total part-time 3,000 teachers nationally, 1,074 are working in ASAL regions. Thank you."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the answer. However, I regret that most of the steps this Ministry has taken as outlined here do not exist on the ground. For example, if you asked the Assistant Minister to show me where men only classes are in Bura, they are not there. They are not there in Isiolo South and even Garsen. This includes all the other steps including the resource centres. Since these measures have been put in place, could the Assistant Minister illustrate how adult literacy has improved district by district?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member wanted me to give the level of adult illiteracy. All the same if he wants it per district, I will read it out. I have several of them here and can read it for them."
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