All parliamentary appearances
Entries 1121 to 1130 of 1622.
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20 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT aware that Article 43(1)(f) of the Constitution of Kenya states that every person has a right to education; recognizing that Vision 2030 underscores the critical role of education in Kenya’s socio-economic development; appreciating that, pursuant to Chapter 223 of the Laws of Kenya, the Government established the Board of Adult Education to coordinate adult education; concerned, however, that implementation of adult education programmes is hampered by absence of appropriate policies, including policies on recruitment, training, deployment, discipline and termination of services; the Senate calls upon the national Government to take immediate ...
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20 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I came here, I had to go to various Ministries. That is what we do before we move Motions. I have figures with me. I also borrowed books and other relevant material. I can also give him these materials to refer to, if he so wishes. The material I have says 61 per cent of Kenyans are illiterate. The figures are there in data.
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20 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the situation we have here is regrettable. We have areas which have populations or people who cannot read or write. The largest population is in the North Eastern where 87 per cent are illiterate. Nairobi has the least, with 8 per cent. What we have here is diversity. It shows that we have different areas receiving education, but others do not access it at all. As a result of that, we have a great diversity of education accessibility. That is why this Motion calls for a policy on adult education to make sure such education reaches ...
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19 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that Article 43(1)(f) of the Constitution of Kenya states that every person has a right to education; recognizing that Vision 2030 underscores the critical role of education in Kenya’s social-economic development; appreciating that pursuant to Chapter 223 of the Laws of Kenya, the Government established the Board of Adult Education to coordinate adult education; concerned, however, that implementation of adult education programmes is hampered by absence of appropriate policies including policies on recruitment, training, deployment, discipline and termination of services; the Senate calls upon the ...
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19 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education relating to the national Government policy on public schools fee structure. I am trying to scout whether the Chairperson is here.
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19 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Committee on Education.
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19 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Yes, I am a Member.
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19 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like the Chairperson to state:- (a) Whether he is aware that guidelines provided by the Government on how much fees public schools should charge are not followed to the letter. (b) What the Government is doing to ensure the guidelines are adhered to in order to make education more accessible to all students countrywide.
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19 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as a Member of the Committee on Education, I will make sure that the same is communicated to the chairperson.
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19 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Exactly, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will make sure that is done.
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