Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. There are three main reasons that informed the policy of admitting Government- sponsored students in private universities. First, is the legal framework. The Universities Act, 2012 established the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) Board. Section 56(1) of the Act provides that the placement service shall coordinate the placement of Government- sponsored students to universities and colleges. Section 2 of the same Act defines the “university” as a university to which a charter has been granted. There is no distinction as to whether it is private or public for purposes of placement ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Before 2016, admission to public universities was determined by the available bed capacity. Due to the limited capacity in our public universities, the cut-off point for admission was increased in successful years locking out many eligible students. For example, in the year 2014/2015, 165,000 candidates had C+ and above against a capacity of only 63,740. Only 38.6 per cent accessed university education while 61.4 per cent were left out. In the following year 2015/2016, 61 per cent of those with C+ and above were also left out. In this regard, placement to private universities was used in helping to address ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: The third part of the Question is that the number of self-sponsored students in private universities has been declining in successive years since the 2019/2020 academic year when it was 54.8 per cent compared to the 2022/2023 academic year when it was 20 per cent. This can be explained by the fact that an increasing number of students in private universities have been funded by the Government in successive years. We have also provided a table, indicated as Q10, which provides the details of the enrolment. For the same reason of increased Government sponsorship, there has also been a decline ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: 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: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to start with the question on private universities. Hon. Members, I have been very categorical on this and the Government is not changing its mind. I even came and gave an answer before the Committee. Unless a parent or student makes that choice to go to a private university of which the consequences will be that 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: the Government will not provide funds to that particular university, as Government, as much as possible, we will sponsor and support students joining our public universities. In order to make higher education and particularly university education accessible, this administration is starting a national open university with eight programmes. I requested the Departmental Committee on Education and the Budget and Appropriations Committee to support us to have a budget for the National Open University because it will offer degree programmes. One can even get a PhD from the comfort of their houses. We request that when the proposal is brought to ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: If the allocation to private universities was Ksh4.1 billion, it is the responsibility of this House to revise the figure downwards. Even the Ksh2.4 billion as the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education has said, we require to look at it critically. One other thing we found, not only in private universities, but also in public universities, is that we do not have proper data. We are starting the Information Management System, an equivalent of NEMIS that we have in the Directorate of Basic Education so that we can monitor the movement of students in private and public universities ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: The last category is the 52 TVETs institutions. We have constituencies which do not have any TVET institution. The amount of allocation you have made is Ksh1 billion in this Financial Year 2023/2024. Once the funds are provided, we will do about 20 of them. We cannot do all the 52 at a go. We can only do about 20 on a first-come basis with the kind of requirements that we need. We will cater for and accommodate constituencies which will come first. As for the others, we will cater for them in the subsequent financial years. view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, on the issue of Nyando being a hardship area, I managed to go around the constituency. I visited Homa Bay County where I encountered the problem in Nyatike. I also went to a place in Ndaragwa and the climatic conditions were equivalent to the neighbouring Laikipia Constituency and others that had come to my attention. We normally make a recommendation to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration with that of Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action which usually gives approval. Hon. Member for Nyando, if you write to me, we can make recommendations to the relevant ... view
• 7 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: The other rider that I want to mention is on private universities. I have had meetings and engagements with all the vice-chancellors of private universities and I told them that I am 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