29 Jul 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Musyimi mentioned a lot of the things that I wanted to raise. However, could the Prime Minister clarify, now that a request has been made for all the water towers to be looked into so that this country can be safe, whether there are immediate measures that can be taken to sort out some of these issues? This is because areas like Uaso Nyiro and the Lorian Swamp have completely dried up, yet they are riparian land. A lot of people downstream have been affected adversely. Could the Prime Minister institute immediate measures to sort out ...
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29 Jul 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me join my colleagues in congratulating this Ministry for a job well-done. This is a Ministry with a vision and it is a Ministry that responds to queries on time. This is the driving force of this country. If this Ministry does not work, then this country can come to a standstill. I know that there have been a lot of compliments but this Ministry must continuously review and reflect on what they are doing so that they remain relevant.
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29 Jul 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, without wasting time, I want to emphasize on the issue of quality assurance. At the district level, many times, the District Education Officer (DEO) tries to bog down the quality assurance yet it is a key department. I want the Ministry to look at the level of independence to be given to the Quality Assurance Department so that they can go to the field and do the work that they are supposed to do without being hindered by the administrators in the name of the DEOs.
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29 Jul 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do support the Vote. But I want to ask the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology to look at every constituency and the polytechnics that are there. Where there are no polytechnics, I think we should come up with them so that we can spread the services.
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29 Jul 2009 in National Assembly:
Vote 31 â Ministry of Education
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29 Jul 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the report of the Committee. But the issue of Standard Eight dropout rate is a very critical matter. It is a big problem in this country. We should forget about that examination, so that we do not have that drop out. We must move in the direction of 12 years of continuous education.
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28 Jul 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead the House that the DRC, where the hon. Members sits, awards contracts? Members do not do that. It is the Executive arm of the Government that does that.
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28 Jul 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister confirm that there is a silent policy on the part of the provincial administration to perpetuate boundary disputes by burying their head in the sand? I think that is what he is doing in this House!
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