Francis Kigo Njenga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 11 to 20 of 261.

• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Report of the Committee on the BPS. I do this on the basis of the recommendation that the MTEF forms a cluster of Parliament, the Controller of Budget, the Auditor-General and the EACC. This has been practised in many other jurisdictions. In fact, in most cases, they get 6 to 7 per cent of the Budget, so that the oversight role is enhanced. In our case, if this would happen, we would drive home the point that we need to curb corruption. The major problem we have in the budget-making process ... view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: polytechnics. They need to be equipped. They need to have the right personnel. A sum of Kshs2 billion is enough to equip every polytechnic in this country. This will positively impact the lives of the very many people who will go through those institutions, who will otherwise become criminals. It will work very well in the region I come from because people like working and making money. They will not have time to go for drinks. Another thing that has been brought up by the Committee in their recommendations is that the Kshs3.4 billion that is being given to the ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I had indicated to Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal that I came before him. He refused to withdraw for me, but nature has taken its course. I stand to support this Motion not because it is calling for economic diversification, but because of the role such institutions will play towards our economic growth and development. Economic growth and development come from economic diversification to hedge risks that are in this country. One of them is lack of revenue from as many corners as possible to finance the Exchequer and the development of our country. Secondly, there is wastage and loss of foreign ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Most of the money that we are giving to our young people has gone to waste, for example, the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) and the Uwezo Fund. The people of Gatundu North Constituency have not been trained in anything else other than growing coffee, tea and dairy farming. Imagine what fish farming would be like if such information was available everywhere. We sometimes overexploit our seas and oceans to an extent they become of no economic use. Recently, there was such an overexploitation in Lake Naivasha which is a fresh water lake. Time has come for information to be ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: With these few remarks, I support the Motion. I call upon other Members to support the Mover of this Motion. view
• 8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this important Bill. I agree with the Seconder that we need a structured ranking. We are aware that our country has various categories of schools. They are from county to sub-county. We have schools that are more facilitated than others. Much as I support the Bill, I agree with Hon. Cecilia that we support it the way it is, but the CS should come up with a structure of ranking schools and institutions on similar basis. First of all, ranking will enhance accountability, checks and balances. That is not the domain ... view
• 8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: terms of their contributions in this House the other day. It is under this criterion that we will be ranked against our competitors come August next year. The Members of Parliament should not relax. It is time we gave truth and reconciliation a chance in our country. That is for Parliament and not the teachers. We should reconcile our brothers and sisters leading us so that we can rank highly just like the teachers who perform highly. Ranking reduces economic wastages. We are giving books and other equipment to schools. We should have a ranking structure which takes into account ... view
• 8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Ranking will bring other non-quantifiable benefits such as discipline. When you come from a school that is ranked as disciplined, you are expected to enhance your discipline even after leaving the school. Ranking also brings about compliance. There are school regulations against stealing and obedience of laws that appertain to education. Such ranking will also bring about free and fair competition. There is nothing wrong with ranking students who work hard because even economic resources move towards hard workers and away from those who are lazy. view
• 8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: It will also bring about a culture of accountability and being result-oriented. We expect the results to motivate the students to work hard. It can also be used to ensure there is zero corruption where people will be trained from the word go to obtain results from what they have. Finally, ranking can be interpreted in terms of the usage of Government resources. Today, the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NGCDF) has limited laws based on national Government laws. One of the major functions of the national Government is education. That is our role. We, as Members of Parliament, in ... view
• 8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I support the Bill as it is, but urge the CS for Education, Science and Technology to come up with rules and regulations to make ranking of schools constitutional and not discriminative to those who are disadvantaged. We should make it constructive and a resource to make better generations and communities. view