12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
said, maybe this COVID-19 is a blessing in disguise so that we can have infrastructure in public schools back to where it should be as we prepare for schools to reopen in January 2021. We have questioned the Cabinet Secretary on how prepared the Ministry is. We also questioned the issue of COVID-19 infections peak. If we peak in January, then what happens? As a Committee, we are also trying to negotiate to see if we can have a retreat. We need a serious checklist from the Cabinet Secretary on how we are moving forward to ensure that infrastructure is ...
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30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you Hon. Speaker. Despite the fact that we have a very heavy in-tray under our Committee we will try and give the Hon. Member a response in two weeks. Thank you.
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30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
(Busia (CWR), ODM): Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to give a response to the request for a Statement regarding Placement of Students from Isiolo County into institutions of Higher Learning by Hon. Jaldesa. Her question was, why is it that over the past 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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30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
few years no student from Isiolo County, had been admitted to pursue the traditionally perceived lucrative courses such as medicine, pharmacy, law, engineering and architecture among others. Our response is that all applicants regardless of their counties are given a fair chance to compete for programmes. They submit applications on the same platform and are subjected to uniform criteria. That, notwithstanding it should be noted that the placement of Government sponsored students to universities and colleges is based on merit and applicants listed choices. It is further determined by the declared capacity in each programme, which limits the number of ...
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30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
Two, lowering by three points the overall cut-off point for degree programmes for applicants with physical impairment. This is also subject to meeting the minimum admission requirement for their degree choices. For example, in the just concluded 2020/2021 placement cycle a total of 2,648 applicants benefited from affirmative action. Comprising 331 applicants with disabilities, 1,638 from marginalised regions and benefited 679 applicants under gender affirmative action. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First and foremost, I take this opportunity to thank the House and the Members for the support they have given me to serve in this position. I will for real give it my best.
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28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First and foremost, I take this opportunity to thank the House and the Members for the support they have given me to serve in this position. I will for real give it my best.
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28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I have the response to a request for Statement by MP for Voi Constituency, Hon. Jones Mlolwa regarding distribution of infrastructure funds in secondary schools. His request was on how the funds have been disbursed across the constituencies including the beneficiaries since 2012 to date.
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28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I have the response to a request for Statement by MP for Voi Constituency, Hon. Jones Mlolwa regarding distribution of infrastructure funds in secondary schools. His request was on how the funds have been disbursed across the constituencies including the beneficiaries since 2012 to date.
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28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
Since 2015, a total of Ksh11.8 billion has been disbursed to 5226 public secondary schools across the country. The funds have covered national, extra-county, county and sub-county schools across all counties. However, the disbursement for 2019/2020 Financial Year was to be done in two tranches. The first tranche was disbursed in February 2020 but funding for the second tranche was not availed by the Exchequer. This disadvantages some regions which were set to benefit in the second tranche.
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