Erick Okong'o Mogeni

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• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: On Clause 68 of the Bill, there was a proposal that it be amended in subclause 3(a) by inserting a new paragraph (c).Here, what was being added was the word “one” immediately after the expression “registration certificate of”. It was just a matter of correcting some grammar on the Bill. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, secondly, there was a proposal that Clause (h) of the Bill be deleted. The Committee on Mediation after deliberations resolved to once more adopt the position of the National Assembly in paragraph (c). As I have said, this was merely to correct some grammatical error. We also agreed that Clause (h) be deleted. Madam Deputy Speaker, this is because it was proposing to give the Cabinet Secretary (CS) powers to regulate ECDE in line with Article 237(3) of the Constitution, which is the function of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). If we had allowed Clause (h) to ... view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise to reply. First of all, I wholeheartedly thank the speakers who have contributed to this Motion. I begin with our current Vice-Chair of the Committee on Education, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, Sen. Were, Sen. Farhiya, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, the current Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo, and Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, who is very passionate on any business that is on the Floor of the House. We have listened very carefully to the overwhelming support that this Motion has received from Senators, and we thank them. Before I say anything, it would ... view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: enacted into law. This current Senate can then take credit as one that processed the Bill to fruition. Madam Deputy Speaker, I have listened to the contributions that have been made by Senators. Let us not take for granted what Sen. (Dr.) Zani has said. At times, mediation is never easy, especially when you are dealing with Members of two Houses. This is not just in Kenya, but also in the United States of America (USA). Just choosing the venue of the meeting for Mediation Committee was problem. In the United States, for example, for a long time, the Senators ... view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: I also pay tribute to Members of the National Assembly. For once, I sat in a Mediation Committee that took on board the spirit of give and take, and appreciating that the Senate and the National Assembly enjoy equal mandate under our Constitution, 2010. I hope that going forward, any Members of the National Assembly who will be privileged to sit in the Mediation Committee, will bring that spirit on board, so that we are able to progress. view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: You can imagine this Bill is to benefit, and for the best interest of our children who are attending ECDEs, not you and I. We are trying to put in place a framework that will put standards and quality on education for our early childhood leaners. It is for the benefit of our future generations. view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: I agree with what Sen. Were has said. It is not a very good thing, even when we speak to Kenyans who are watching on television that this Bill has been with us for more than six years. The only justice we can do to this Bill is to ensure that we now progress and finalize it. We hope that the National Assembly can do the same thing, so that it is sent to His Excellency the President for assent, and then it becomes an Act. I hope that once it is in place, the concerns she has raised will ... view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: that the TSC will put in place proper qualifications on who should serve as an ECDE teacher. Today, we were celebrating Mother Tongue Day in the country. I hope that the Chairperson of the Committee on Education has taken on board the concerns that have been raised by Sen. Were, on how we should explore introducing mother tongue in our early childhood education learners. The Swahili say ‘ mwacha mila ni mtumwa .’ We do not need to abandon our culture and mother tongue. That is a very good proposal that should be taken on board by the Members of ... view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: Sen. Farhiya has emphasized that this House needs to prioritize this Bill. I hope that Members of the Senate Business Committee (SBC) will ensure this Bill is given the required priority. She has raised another very fundamental issue of funding by counties. In the architecture of our Constitution of Kenya 2010, ECDE is a fully devolved function. It is shameful that in some ECDE centres, we have very deplorable infrastructure. We have situations where children as young as four years are sharing toilets with older children in Grades Three and Four. That is unacceptable. view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: We are making a very strong appeal, as proposed by Sen. Farhiya, that our county governments should adequately fund ECDE programmes and centres by putting in place proper infrastructure. To tie that up with what Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri has said, the infrastructure should be attractive to our children. We should give the best building--- view