Calist Mwatela

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• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was going to start by doing that. I apologize for coming late. I request that I be given time up to tomorrow to give an answer to this Question because it only got to my office on Monday afternoon and yesterday was a public holiday. Therefore, we could not compile an answer. By tomorrow, I will have an answer. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. Again, this is the time to congratulate our athletes and all those who were behind the organization of the team. I would like to make a proposal that, as much as we are going to set up educational centres of excellence in every constituency, we should also think of establishing centres of view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: August 26, 2009 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: 2923 excellence for sports in every constituency. That way, we will have a cross section of performers, as has been alluded to by my colleagues. We have very many talents that are hidden and if opportunities are given, we would raise boxers, boat rowers and all sorts of athletes. As one of the Assistant Ministers in the Ministry of Education, I will strongly support the setting up of centres of excellence at primary school level; leave alone secondary school so that, young people like Linet – who got a gold medal at a very tender age – could get an ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. (a) The bursary fund allocation for Wajir South Constituency in the Financial Year 2008/2009 was Kshs187,474 being the affirmative component of the minimum of Kshs500,000 allocated to constituencies including Wajir South in the previous financial years. This was withdrawn due to reduction in the constituency bursary fund by the Treasury, and the introduction of free secondary education in 2008. (b) These two factors mainly explain the disparities in the amount allocated in the Financial Year 2008/2009 compared to the previous years as shown in the table that I have provided here. In 2003/2004, the total ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, bursary money is allocated to the most needy students. So, it is not allocated to the total number of students that appear on the roll. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to explain again that each of the students in secondary school is allocated a total of Kshs10,625 from the Government kitty on free secondary education. The bursary is an additional amount. So, for those who are in day schools, no child should be sent home because the full amount is catered for. It is only those in boarding schools that we allocate extra money for bursaries. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I share the concerns of the hon. Member, but may I also advise the Member that the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) component of 15 per cent should play a big role in helping to educate our students. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, similarly, the Ministry uses a formula and we cannot exceed it. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, of the total amount of money that is allocated for bursaries, we take the figure of the enrolment of the constituency over the national enrolment, multiplied by the constituency’s poverty index, over the national poverty index. This is a formula we have used. The only way we can increase bursary, therefore, is for an allocation of extra amount from the Treasury and not by the Ministry itself. view