Prof. Christine Mango

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this youth policy. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I notice that out of all the population of Kenya, 9.1 million are the youth. That is a major resource for our nation. There are countries which have developed into First October 17, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4601 World countries through the development of their human resource. We have a resource which can help this country to move on. We can move on by developing our youth to be technologically empowered. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while we are developing free ... view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow colleagues who have contributed to this Motion. The spirit of the Motion was that there is need to amend the Higher Education Loans Board Act, Chapter 213(A) to allow for the introduction of the Constituency Higher Education Loans Scheme (CHELS) so that we can ensure that all students who qualify from all corners of the country can access the loans. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason why I am calling for that is that, the Joint Admissions Board ... view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am responding! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to wind up by saying that the recovery needs--- view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am just responding to what the Assistant Minister said. He said that "C"+ should be recognized. But, there are very many Kenyans who qualify with a "C"+ and when they are entered into a computer, the "C"+ from Butula is not recognized. A "C"+ at the constituency level may be recognized by the people and, therefore, the student may be considered for a loan. But if we leave it to the computer to decide, many students from many areas may be left out because of the number of students with "C"+ and, ... view
• 26 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, in view of the inequitable and unstructured distribution of loans managed by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) for students in institutions of higher learning; aware that the distribution of funds has tended to favour students from urban areas and highly populated regions of this country; cognizant of the need to provide all young persons with equal opportunities to acquire knowledge and specialized skills; this House do grant leave for the introduction of a Bill for an Act of Parliament to amend the Higher Education Loans Board Act, ... view
• 26 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it operates under Cap.213A of the Laws of Kenya. It empowered the HELB to establish a revolving fund or the students' loans scheme to finance higher education. All the past beneficiaries are required to repay their loans so that more students could benefit. For the time being, this loans scheme is being administered to students who have been selected by the Joint Admissions Board (JAB) to join public universities and also those students pursuing education in private universities who have applied for loans. Although this money is budgeted for, it is not enough to cater for ... view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Transport:- (a) whether he is aware that Mr. Frederick Nechesa Nayiya, a locomotive driver, was crushed to death at Moi's Bridge/Lesero Railway Station, while driving a locomotive train in 1996; September 4, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3641 (b) whether he is further aware that to date no compensation has been made to his next of kin; and, (c) what he is doing to ensure that the bereaved family is compensated without further delay. view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Minister for the answer. However, it is now ten years since this happened. The family members are not in a position to follow up the case. Could the Ministry help the family to follow up workmen's compensation dues since they cannot get to Nairobi to do so? view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, the deceased person's family tried to follow up this case through the advocate, but because they cannot afford the advocate's fees, they could not continue. Could the Ministry help the family to hire a lawyer, so that they can follow up the workmen's compensation? view
• 30 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Water and Irrigation:- (a) what the Ministry is doing to supply residents of Bumala Market with clean water; and, (b) how much money the Government has set aside for irrigation schemes in Ibanda, Neela, Irana, Burinda and Mundasi as a strategy for income-generation and increased food production. view