Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: can really make the changes that we so much desire to have within this country. This is very important. Another issue that was mentioned in the Speech that is meant to have helped in terms of the economy is the national Exchequer foregoing taxes amounting to Kshs176 million annually. There was also Kshs6 billion from the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) kitty put to support the counties. However, we have had within the various facets, probably, a breakdown from the disbursement of the funds to the actual implementation on the ground. There are great opportunities there for better oversight, quicker, efficient ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, 100,000 job opportunities for the youth were availed during the one-year period. An emphasis has been put on moving into being job creators rather than job seekers. However, a lot more needs to be done. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Sometime back we had the 8-4-4 system and this is being changed again. That system was meant to help people learn how to get skills and put them into implementation. That has not worked and now we have a change of the educational system. Madam Temporary Speaker, I hope that in the long-run, we will be able to instill in the youth these job creation opportunities by enabling them not only to have the skills, but also get the appropriate funding to move into employment and self-creation of jobs; move to blue collar jobs. A lot of this work is ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: even as we create these job opportunities for youth and be able to give them a chance to make a change in their lives. Also, there is need to upscale our implementation of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) pillar that I have mentioned already and touched on. There was a particular healthcare programme that was put as a pilot in Nyeri, Machakos, Kisumu, and Isiolo counties that came to an end. If am not wrong, the coverage for this ended and those who could have been able to receive free treatment were not able to do that anymore. This really ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Bi Spika wa Muda, je ni sawa kwa Sen. Faki kunimulikia tochi na anajua kazi ambayo nimefanya katika hii Bunge haswa nikiendeleza mambo ya Kiswahili? Hao wenyewe walianza tashwishi ya maneno muhimu ya Kiswahili. Wanataka niende upande gani? Kama wanataka kufundishwa, waseme. Kama hawataki, waendelee hivyo hivyo. Asante. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, I wish to make a Statement by the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education to commemorate the World Teachers’ Day, 2020. Yesterday, you might have noticed that there was a lot of excitement both in the mainstream media and in the social media because it was the International Teachers’ Day. It is a day broadly celebrated right across the world. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for all of us, Senators, there is a teacher who has impacted on our lives. Indeed, many teachers have impacted on our lives in different ways. The fact that the world was honouring ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Recently, our Committee had a chance to interact with the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC). We got information that was a little bit disturbing because they are only able to get a budget, which is a quarter of what they need. The get a budget of Kshs2.5billion annually, and what they need is about Kshs10 billon, if they are to recruit the 20,000 teachers that are needed, especially when we are looking at teacher to pupil ratio, which is very key in the delivery and quality education. They informed us that, that recruitment now stands at about 5,000 teachers, and is ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: The Standing Committee on Education will continuously engage with the Committee on Finance and Budget to ensure that sufficient resources have been allocated to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), to enable the Commission recruit sufficient numbers of teachers that are required. On behalf of the Standing Committee on Education or we, as a Committee, thank all the teachers and trainers in the country for caring about the greater good, for the efforts, the dedication, and the sacrifice that they have put. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will recall that when we were going through the pandemic, many families realized and ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. Let me start by thanking--- view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Let me start by thanking the Senators who have contributed to this Bill for their great insight and the great depths that they have gone to articulate the strategy, policy and reality on the ground, and the dynamics that we keep facing every single day. Through this, I have learnt backgrounds that I did not know. For example, that Sen. Poghisio’s father was a community health worker, that Sen. (Rev.) Waqo’s parents were teachers, and about all these workers who work for the community who make a difference. Cuba, Germany, Sweden, and other countries were able to face the Coronavirus ... view