2 Oct 2024 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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2 Oct 2024 in National Assembly:
It is quite unfortunate that such a senior Member in this House would take time to insinuate that I do not understand English. I understand that you went to The Alliance High School but of late, your utterances have been putting Alliance High School into question by the way you are conducting yourself. It is very wanting. You are a ranking Member to be answering me that way. Thank you.
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24 Jul 2024 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I support this Bill because it seeks to address most of the issues that the youth go through when it comes to matters of employment. This is a step in the right direction. This House should discuss more about the issues that have been raised by the youth. What we are seeing is that the youth are claiming their space in this country. On internship, it goes without saying that this is an area that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ...
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24 Jul 2024 in National Assembly:
the youth have always been disadvantaged in terms of being manipulated and not treated in the right way. I support my colleague who has come up with this Bill because it seeks to address some of those challenges. For example, if you look at the amount of exposure that these interns get at some of the work places, it is limited to being messengers. They are given light duties. They are not exposed enough to attain experience in the spheres that they work in. It is only fair that we appreciate that the world is moving in a very revolving ...
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24 Jul 2024 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to weigh in on this matter. From the outset, I congratulate the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the recommendations on the budgetary cuts. This has resulted from the agitation that the public meted on us, as Parliament and the Government as a whole. It is now time we should think about the principle of the three arms of Government, that is, the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. The view of the public is that our arm of Government is performing dismally and is purportedly being controlled by the ...
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24 Jul 2024 in National Assembly:
projects and affordable housing. We tend to introduce new projects while we still have so many pending projects. In my constituency alone, there are the Jeevanjee Housing Project, Pangani Housing Project, and the Starehe Point Housing Project that was launched by the President but has not taken off. This is the case and yet we are still planning and allocating money for development of more affordable housing! Even the ones that had been started by the previous regime are not yet done. These are some of the issues that we need to look into and address. We need to respect ...
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19 Jun 2024 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that there are minimum requirements for enrolment of students to tertiary education in the country; further aware that not all students qualify for university or Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions due to lack of minimum grades for direct enrolment or financial constraints; acknowledging that there is need to provide technical skills to students who do not progress to university to reduce the ever-increasing unemployment rate among the youth; cognizant of the fact that lack of advanced education has led to a high rate of unemployment ...
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19 Jun 2024 in National Assembly:
marketplace; further noting that the community service training will encourage learners to develop an understanding of civic responsibility to support and strengthen communities; this House, therefore, resolves that the Government, through the Ministry of Education, introduces mandatory community service to all learners upon completion of secondary school education.
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19 Jun 2024 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
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19 Jun 2024 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker
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