18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
women instead of spreading the nominees to other counties that fared badly and had no woman candidate elected. After elections, parties may lose strong people who they perceive may be useful in either of the Houses, hence they may give the parties a chance to nominate strong nominees who, for institutional memory, may be required to continue pushing the party agenda in Parliament or at the county assemblies. A good example is that in 2013, we lost Hon. Charity Ngilu, Hon. Kamar, Hon. Wavinya Ndeti and Hon. Martha Karua. In 2017, we lost Hon. Shebesh, Hon. Kajuju, Hon. Chepkonga, Hon. ...
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18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
Mheshimiwa Mishi Mboko.
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18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
(Busia (CWR), ODM): Mheshimiwa Mishi Mboko.
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1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly:
(Busia (CWR), ODM): Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of House: Report of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research on the Petition regarding imminent closure of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kakamega Campus by Hon. Titus Khamala. Thank you.
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1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I am sorry I had stepped out. I hope it is a Statement.
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1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have a response to a request for Statement by Hon. Didmus Barasa, the Member for Kimilili on the measures the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has put in place to address embezzlement of funds in public schools. Hon. Speaker, the Ministry has instituted the following measures: (i) Appointment of Board of Management (BoM) for every school - the boards have been assigned the responsibility of managing school resources. (ii) Enhanced disclosure on utilisation of resources through adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards’ (IPSAS’) financial reporting standards. The electronic version of the Official Hansard ...
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1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly:
(iii) Introduction of risk management in schools to minimise incidents of loss and misappropriation of funds; (iv) Devised the Financial Management Instructions Manual for schools to improve accountability. (v) Training schools finance managers on management principles and bursars on management of resources. (vi) On-site audit of school funds as per the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act of 2012. (vii) Revamped audit of school funds through establishment of the Directorate of Schools Audit and recruitment of additional auditors. (viii) Enhanced collaboration with other agencies such as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to ensure that school administrators are subjected to administrative actions ...
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1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly:
On the itemised goods and services supplied, various suppliers made deliveries of the said items although with varying prices. For instance, a sample of suppliers of different items in the school is indicated below. There is a very long list of the supplies that were bought. There is a very long detailed table there, of suppliers and what was bought. Hon. Speaker, the last part of the Statement request was on whether the Cabinet Secretary could provide financial statements of any funds received from M/s Jenkins Check by the said school and give an account on how the funds have ...
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1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is clear the audit was not complete as the response has come. Once the audit is complete, I am sure the necessary steps will be taken by the necessary organisations. Thank you.
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1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Departmental Committee on Education and Research handled the Universities Act No. 42 of 2012. 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.
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