Alfred Bwire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been patiently waiting to contribute on this Bill, and I wish to support it because hon. Khalwale has brought in a Bill which is very useful to the common man in this country. Many Kenyans view
• 21 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology:- (a) if she could clarify whether the recent ranking of universities included all the universities in the country in view of the mushrooming of universities in the country, and why most Kenyan universities were ranked poorly even among African countries; (b) whether she is aware that most universities do not offer programs in particular disciplines but they are driven by the desire for financial gains; and, (c) how the Government is addressing the problem of shortage of lecturers in public universities, especially in specialized fields such as engineering and medicine and ... view
• 21 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me get the written answer so that I can follow better if I read it. view
• 21 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the Minister for that lengthy answer she has given to this House. But in the first instance, where we are talking about quality of education being offered by our universities, she has stated very clearly here that it depends on certain criteria. One such criteria is the number of lecturers that hold PhD degrees or post graduate degrees. In fact, she emphasized on PhD degrees. Now that we know that there is shortage of lecturers in most of our universities, particularly those holding PhD degrees in sensitive areas such as science and medicine, ... view
• 21 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister in her answer, has touched on staffing at the universities. Out of the teaching staff and non-teaching staff, if you put them together--- I would like to find out from the Minister if she is aware that in most of our universities both the teaching and non-teaching staff tend to be from the tribe of the Vice-Chancellor. If you did your good research and went to our universities and requested that each employee at the university provides identification of where he or she comes from, you will be shocked to see the kind of tribalism ... view
• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology:- (a) if she could clarify whether the recent ranking of universities included all the universities in the country in view of the mushrooming of universities in the country and why most Kenyan universities were ranked poorly even among African countries; (b) whether she is aware that most universities do not offer programmes in particular disciplines but they are driven by the desire for financial gains; and, (c) how the Government is addressing the problem of shortage of lecturers in public universities, especially in specialized fields such as engineering and medicine and ... view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point or order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wanted to ask the Assistant Minister--- view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I just wanted to support Dr. Nuh. view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the Minister for bringing this Bill to this House. On the issue of holiday tuition, I wish to say that normally, it is not the teachers who really want the money for holiday tuition. In fact, it is the parents who request teachers to come up with remedial measures so that they can cover the syllabus. Since the Ministry and the whole country are aware that we have a shortage of teachers, it is also proper that they allow the holiday tuition to go on, as we look for funds to ... view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Energy:- (a) what comprehensive program the Government has put in place to enable areas that have not utilized the wind, solar, geothermal and biomass energy have access to such sources of energy and also introduce areas which are still not being fully served from the national grid; (b) what plans the Government has in opening up the energy sector to private sector investment so as to unlock massive energy potential to drive the development in rural areas in line with Vision 2030; and, (c) how much wind energy the Government intends to tap in the country ... view