Cecily Mbarire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Basic Education (Amendment) Bill. From the outset, I congratulate the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology that sat down to look at these important amendments. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support the reconstitution of the County Education Board and the proposal to bring on board a Sub-County Education Board. In particular, I am looking at what used to happen in the past which worked and which was good. We had District Education Boards where all the Members of Parliament used to sit. The work of the ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: not adequate. I hope that is also considered so that we do not have boards that just sit there but boards that work and deliver on their mandates. I want to support the Committee in assigning teachers of pre-primary child care and village polytechnics to Teachers Service Commission (TSC). While I agree that it is the role of counties to oversee the management and running of polytechnics, polytechnics are suffering a great deal. In my constituency, for example, instructors have come to see me because they go for many months without salaries or because they are underpaid. You will find ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am happy with the composition of the board of managements as it will reduce the number of parents’ representatives from six to four. We forget that for these meetings to be convened, the school has to pay them a sitting allowance. Therefore, the reduction of the representatives to four is a good idea. I also support the idea of the principal becoming the secretary to the board instead of having another teacher. What happens when a teacher who is under the principal goes to the board and they cannot agree on a matter? That is ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to support something very important that Hon. Kangara said earlier on, that there is need for this Bill to relook at the whole issue of inspection of schools. It is no longer happening because of lack of funding and capacity. Mobility of school inspectors has become very difficult and they cannot move from one school to the other. I hope that the Committee will look into that issue so that we can improve on the quality of education. If this is done it will enable us to have a feedback system that is non-partisan, balanced and we ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I am not your friend! view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I have the Floor. Do not--- view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am listening to Keynan but I have a concern. Should we sit in this Chamber to talk about disconnected power? view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: In my view--- view