David Kibet Koech

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1271 to 1280 of 1447.

• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as a country, we lose a lot when students go on rampage or strike and destroy property. Even when they sit-in, we end up interrupting learning in our institutions. view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Report covers the students' strike that took place last year. This year, the teachers' strike came up. All of them are one and the same thing. They al operate in a classroom. view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Allow me to use this opportunity to sincerely thank the successful brokering of the negotiations. We, as a Committee, it has been our great concern this stalemate is solved once and for view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: 4588 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES January 29, 2009 view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: all. I would like to sincerely thank hon. Members of this House for their solidarity with teachers during this moment. They have shown there is need for us, as a country, to consider the plight of the teachers. As hon. Githae said, a teacher was a point of reference in yesteryears in the society. Today, teachers have been reduced to a level that has forced them to be on the streets. We, as a Committee, in this Report, recommended that there is need for us, as a Government or a country to be proactive in all that we do, so ... view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Yesterday, we, as a Committee, took the initiative to talk to the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). We, as a Committee, are very grateful that they listened to us. Today, we had a meeting with the Ministry of Education. I thank the Ministry because we were able to candidly discuss and see the way forward. I am very grateful that these talks have reached this far, based on some of the recommendations that we came up with as a Committee. view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we, as a Committee, do not wish to see our teachers or any other group on the streets. Let us, as a Government, be more proactive in addressing plight of our workers. Many suggestions have been made and I want to thank all hon. Members. view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: With regard to the media, we said that there is need to vet what is presented by the media. In our recommendations, we said that the Kenya Film Corporation and the Media Council of Kenya, in consultation with the Ministry of Education, assess what is appearing on our television screens. All that we are saying is that we are in changing times. We believe that the State corporations and the Ministry are also in concurrence with the same. Therefore, what the media says is good today, may not be good tomorrow. view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: More importantly, we talked about enrolment. We said that there is serious congestion in some of the very competitive schools. Therefore there is need to address the issue and ensure that we stop over-crowding in a few schools, while we leave some schools under-enroled. Our Report gives room for further suggestions. view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Our last recommendation which is very important and paramount for us, as a country, is on page 70. We suggested that the Government undertakes a long term review of the education system and structure to provide for specialization in career development and reduce wastage. This is very important. We believe that it is possible for the Ministry of Education to start from there, of course, after implementing the many recommendations that we have suggested. I believe that, we, as a country, can come together to provide the way forward. view