Calist Mwatela

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• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (c) It is not prudent to make it a requirement for all candidates to indicate only their index numbers on the examination papers. This is because both the index numbers and the names of the candidates are required on the answer scripts to ensure that the candidates get their correct results. The index number and the name are used to counter- check candidates who make mistakes or maliciously indicate other candidates index numbers so as to claim marks which are not genuinely their own. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already stated that 22 culprits were charged in court and it is not within the ambit of the Ministry to speed up the matter. We are also awaiting the court process to finalize these cases. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as much as I may not be satisfied with the terms, it is incumbent upon the House to bring amendments to the law that governs these matters, so that stiffer penalties are applied. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to request the Questioner to repeat the question. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, the material used this year, which I do not need to reveal at this stage, is completely different from the one we have used traditionally. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The criteria used to identify schools for the regular infrastructure funding for districts is as follows:- Poverty index of the district, permanent classroom gap in the district, permanent toilet gap in the district and non-schooling gap. The four variables are assigned a total weight of ten and distributed as follows:- Poverty index, a weight of four, permanent toilet, a weight of three, permanent classroom, a weight of two and non- schooling gap a weight of one. The District Education Boards then undertake the schools selection process by nominating the neediest schools ... view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a very valid point. I consider that point very useful. The Ministry will consider incorporating other stakeholders so that the spending of the money is open. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not get the second bit of the hon. Member’s question but the first one is that we use the District Education Boards together with education officers to monitor and give reports back to the Ministry to ensure that the money is spent in accordance with the guidelines given by the Ministry. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I fully concur with the hon. Member. I am grateful for that proposal and we will definitely include other stakeholders in the management of those funds. view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry of Education has already made a request to the Treasury for additional funding for low cost boarding schools. view