David Kibet Koech

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1201 to 1210 of 1447.

• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion, although the time is very short. view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: From the onset, let me thank the Mover of this Motion for bringing it forth. Education is key to development of any nation. Any country that is serious about developing must develop the human resource. Education is a basic right. It is a basic right to every child born in Kenya. It is the duty and responsibility of the Government to ensure that every child accesses education. Therefore, there is need to relook at the policy of education today. We keep talking about accessibility and affordability. Those two key factors must be taken very seriously by the Government to ensure ... view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, today as a country, we give a huge Budget to the education sector. We allocate about Kshs150 billion to the education sector. A farmer will always go to the farm knowing and putting resources and investing in order to reap. We, as a country, must assess how we are getting back from the investment in education in terms of the human resource that we produce. Therefore, there is need for us to address professionalism and courses that are offered in our universities. I would like to applaud the free primary education and free day secondary education. ... view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: seconded. view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Based on your ruling, I seek your indulgence on this. Cabinet takes collective responsibility through Cabinet meetings. This is a Motion of Adjournment. At what stage, is it taken to the Cabinet for the Ministers to have that collective responsibility? I seek your indulgence. view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this very important Motion as amended. We, as a country, must encourage farmers. This is a Motion dealing with the food security situation in our country. We must encourage our farmers to diversify on the food production. We want to view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Minister for planning to create 13 new colleges. However, already there are many students who would have joined these colleges but because they have already been upgraded, they do not have a place to go to. What measures is the Minister putting in place to ensure that she expedites the construction of the same so that students do not suffer for long? view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also join hands with the Minister in congratulating our athletes for doing us very proud as a country and I would like to thank her in person for accompanying the teams every other time they are out there. I want to encourage her to keep up the same. I have two clarifications. First, as a result of the good performance by the Kenyan athletes, our athletes are becoming a wanted group by other countries which also want to do well. You noted in Berlin that the majority of the athletes who did well were ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, we note with concern that most of those athletes train on their own. In my own constituency, every morning, we find athletes running on the road on their own, most of them bare feet, and they end up becoming world champions. What is the Minister doing to ensure that we provide athletes with training facilities, gear and areas across the country, especially in our areas where we are proud to produce the majority? view