Augostinho Neto Oyugi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: I have to go to my office. Hon. Waiganjo undertook that he would send a letter to my office and I am praying that I go and get it. view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: I am supporting. Thank you hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman--- view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: I am supporting. Thank you hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman--- view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I hope I am not subject to physiotherapy and psychological issues. I would like to support this Bill because I think it is timely and specifically because it provides for training in a uniform manner. You have very many counselors, psychotherapists and psychologists out there with various organisations trying to undertake various regimes of training that are not coordinated. I really think it is useful to have all these harmonized and brought under one roof. I think that is one of the reasons I support this Bill. The fact that there will be established a board ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: There are very interesting provisions in the Bill. I think that the board that will be established shall be approving courses for purposes of registration of counselors. As I have said before, various organizations have been administering various courses that do not match. So, every counselor or psychologist has qualified differently under different regimes. I really think that it is important to have all these people brought under one board for regulation purposes. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: I have been discussing with hon. Wamunyinyi at some point, that the board for approving courses cannot be the same board for administering examinations as is envisaged under Clause 6(a) of the Bill. Perhaps that role will be left to the institute which has been created under Clause 17. It is good to have a board that regulates and approves courses; but let us not overburden it in terms of the role and work that it will do. view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are also a few things in the Bill that are difficult to understand; an example is Clause 6(e) of the Bill. This talks about collaborating with training institutions and professional associations under the professional organization of counselors. I think when we get to the Committee Stage of this Bill, we will help hon. Wamunyinyi tidy up the Bill. This is because he has put in various roles for the board, which I think will overburden it. There are roles like representing, protecting and assisting members of the profession of counseling, psychology and psychotherapy in Kenya ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Clause 9 of the Bill says that there is to be a board that is registered which will be in charge of appointing the registrar. In my opinion, that should be left to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health. The board will vet and decide whether they agree with it or not as opposed to creating an all-powerful board that will be causing confusion in that noble profession. view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: One of the things that are also very interesting is that the Bill tries to create an enforcement mechanism; various Bills will be created but will not have enforcement mechanisms. I really think it does streamline things. If you practise in a manner that the Bill does not intend--- For example, if you are not properly trained, there will be sanctions. If you register as a student in an institution that has not been approved by the board, there will also be sanctions. I really think that all these will make sure that the profession of counselors, psychotherapists and psychologists ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I support this Bill. I will be working to help hon. Wamunyinyi tidy up the Bill, so that it will be useful to the people of Kenya. view