Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki

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• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: number which is not able to pay is not that big. Usually about 80-85 per cent of the parents manage to pay, such that the number which has not paid is probably 15 per cent, and they are carried along in this arrangement. When food is being served, they are also served with others. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. One clarification I would like to make is that last year, we paid Ksh4,500, then sometime this year, the supply branch increased the price from Ksh4,500 to Ksh7,200. But when we went to the market, we found the price of a 50kg bag of rice was still Ksh4,500. We are now insisting that where schools cannot be able to get the prices at Ksh4,500 per bag of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: rice, or beans, they procure from Kenya National Trading corporation (KNTC). They should also compare the prices they are getting out there in the market with what we have in our stores at KNTC. That is because, sometimes, the figures being given by schools might not conform with what we have as the market prices, particularly when they are competitive. view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: On the second question by the Member for Gilgil, remember way back in 2017, some education reforms were undertaken by the Government through the Ministry of Education. One of those reforms was on the provision of textbooks. The Government used to give money to secondary and primary schools to purchase textbooks, but unfortunately, schools were not buying books. The ratio of students to textbooks was such that 10 students were sharing one textbook. Ever since the Government changed the system and started buying books, and the ratio is almost one to one. This can be confirmed from schools in the ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: As I said, the number of counties benefitting from the school-feeding programme are 26. There are very poor people in informal settlements in Nairobi and other major towns in this country. We are engaging with development partners, like the Children Investment Fund. This is a United Kingdom-based company, and it is going to provide Ksh1.6 billion. We will co- operate with the Nairobi City County Government to provide food to some of the informal settlements in Nairobi. We are trying to make the same effort in other informal settlements in other towns in this country. Once we access funds, we ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Finally, on A-in-A, schools like those with swimming pools sometimes generate income. The guidelines we have issued are that the Board of Management is responsible for managing those funds. The amount of money from those activities is not as big as such. Some of the funds that they get as A-in-A are used for school activities. I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: On disposal of school assets, schools are public entities in terms of the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act, 2015, and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. All requirements in the two Acts apply to schools, and they are supposed to adhere to the requirements. In addition to the laws, the Ministry of Education has issued guidelines and manuals to guide the disposal of assets, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: including unserviceable buses and other vehicles, ICT equipment like computers and printers, farm equipment and furniture. For primary schools, for example, the Ministry developed the Financial Management Manual, 2017. The Manual outlines relevant provisions of the law on asset disposal and provides a clear step-by-step process for disposing of school assets. The Basic Education Act, 2013 mandates the boards of management with the responsibility of administering resources in a school. In this regard, the Ministry’s manual on asset disposal is normally approved by the schools’ boards of management. The methods of disposal are as outlined in Section 165 of the ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. In the financial years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019, the Ministry of Education did not receive any money towards the provision of sanitary pads to girls in our schools. The programme was then domiciled in the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs. I was unable to get the figures from that Ministry, but given time, because we have the one-Government approach, I can get the figures. From 2019 to 2022, the Ministry of Education received a total of Ksh1,585,816,000 for this programme. The breakdown per financial year is as follows. In Financial Year 2019/2020, ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: in this country. We have also limited these figures to public schools because we do not give sanitary towels to private schools. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view