Edward Oku Kaunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 161 to 170 of 234.

• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: (i) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware that many Kenyan students who studied and graduated from education institutions in foreign countries, especially Uganda, have been experiencing challenges in having the academic qualifications attained converted into Kenyan equivalents? view
• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the procedures required to equate academic qualifications obtained in foreign countries to those under the Kenyan system? view
• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. view
• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: The object of this Bill is to provide for a comprehensive approach to financing of the sports sector through a fund established and managed in accordance with the Public Finance The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Management Act. This is very important because it will streamline how we raise funds and how we utilise them for the benefit of sports. view
• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: I support this amendment Bill especially on two important areas. One, providing for funds to enhance talent in sports and develop talent. This particular Fund, if used properly, which is of course the intention, should fill the gaps in talent development. view
• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: In my constituency and Busia County, for example, in last year’s secondary schools competitions, we did not have even a single representative at the national level. It is not that Busia County does not have talent in sports particularly athletics, but facilities available and of course the deliberate effort to fund the young athletes have not been in place. So with this Fund, I believe we will have some athletes developed and nurtured in that area. view
• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, on the Fund, the Committee should incorporate what other Members have mentioned about past talents. Those who have performed very well in various fields in the past are many and need to be supported or some mechanism of support be provided for them. Among those who excelled, for example, in my constituency, in 1967, we had a cyclist who was the African champion. He is still alive today. But one cannot easily now recognise that he was a champion worth talking about. We need to ensure that the Fund provides support to the athletes and sportsmen of the country ... view
• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: My final point is that I suggest an amendment on the question of the headquarters of the board of trustees which shall be in Nairobi. That is in the establishment of the board of trustees under Clause 5. It reads that the headquarters of the board of trustees shall be in Nairobi and the board of trustees may establish other centres elsewhere. It is high time we looked at headquarters of such boards. Nairobi is congested and for purposes of athletics and sports it is not the most suitable area. We should propose that the headquarters should not be necessarily ... view