Daniel Dickson Karaba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1551 to 1560 of 1622.

• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move this Motion of the Ministry of Education--- view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, considering that the country spends over Kshs400 million in form of foreign currency when parents take their sons/daughters to other countries for "A" level education; considering further that students from Kenya are at times required to undergo "A" level studies before proceeding to universities abroad; this House urges the Government to abolish the 8-4-4 System of Education and re-introduce the 7-4-2-3 System. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we all know that the Mackay Report of 1985 recommended the introduction of the 8-4-4 System of Education in Kenya. ... view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to donate two minutes to hon. Ethuro because he is my very great friend. view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank all the hon. Members who have supported this Motion. Once this Motion is passed, the Government should be able to practise what this Motion is urging them to do. Some of us were teachers in the former system of education and the current one. So, we know the merits and demerits of both systems of education. When we stand here to talk of the merits of the former system of education, we know better of what we are talking about than some hon. Members who have talked against it. The ... view
• 23 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has visited quite a number of dispensaries and health centres in this country. I am sure he has noted that in most of them, there is a serious shortage of laboratory technicians. In fact, most of the dispensaries have closed down the laboratory facility. This means that most of the patients are treated without going through some vital laboratory tests. Could he assure this House that laboratory technicians will be recruited immediately or transferred from other dispensaries, so that they can continue doing laboratory work? view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sometimes I realize that, in rural areas, policemen are the ones who really initiate some of these killings. They do it with malice so that they can either do it through robbery because they want to defend or cover up a certain offence. What measures is the Assistant Minister taking to ensure that those policemen who try to cover up crimes committed by other police officers are unearthed and disciplined so that we can know the ones who are involved in crime? view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) how many schools countrywide have been converted to centres of excellence; (b) what criteria is used to identify the centres in various districts; and, (c) what benefits they enjoy compared to other schools. view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for that good answer. But she is trying to suggest that the Ministry is in the process of establishing these schools. I was of the opinion that the process is complete. If the process is not complete, we need to know exactly when it will be implemented. There is nothing which is taking place on the ground. Is the process on-going or complete? view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: It is true that we have some districts which have already identified the two schools to be upgraded to centres of excellence. I am aware that in Kirinyanga District, for example, we have two centres of excellence which were identified by a DEB meeting held sometime back. But there is nothing happening to show that there is implementation of this programme. The question is: When will the Ministry implement what it calls "centres of excellence" programme, so that it can be seen to be doing something? What is the purpose of talking of establishing centres of excellence if there is ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Is anybody here from the Ministry of State for Administration and National Security? We will defer that Question until next time. view