George Mukuru Muchai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like to know whether the Member is in order in asking you to give time to Members from a particular place to speak on an issue which is of national concern to all of us, to the exclusion of other Members. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Member who has just been on his feet has urged the Members to be serious in looking at this Bill and it is in that context that I want to say that I seriously support this Bill. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, far from what has been expressed in this House, this Bill is not just seeking to create employment for some people. This Bill is seeking to achieve what other developed countries in the world achieved many years ago. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I invite the Members to google any developed country in the world and they will discover that they have a national qualification framework to the extent that in some countries, and I want to cite the European Union (EU), they even have the EU Qualifications Framework which harmonises the respective national qualifications of the member states of the EU. This is so that there is ease of recognition of certificates obtained in the respective member states within the EU. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The only countries that did not seem to understand the value of a national qualification framework particularly in the continent of Africa are the East African countries. I know the case in point here that Ghana has a very vibrant national qualification framework. South Africa has a very vibrant national qualification framework and many other countries in Africa. I do not blame ourselves because we have a history of colonisation. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if Members can take time to go to the national archives and read for themselves the education policies that were developed by the colonialists they will note, without any difficulties, that the education system was tailored to ensure that at no time will the settler go without labour. That is the system that we inherited. What do we have on the ground when you talk about quality assurance on our education system? Look at the example of the construction of our road network. We have seen roads that have been constructed by people who have trained ... view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the education path that we have in this country runs from pre-primary through primary, secondary school to university level. If you look at this Bill, particularly under Clause 2 with regard to what hon. Kaluma had asked on these qualifications, you will find that it defines “the national qualification framework” to mean “qualification in education and training”. The training path that we have in this country stems from informal Jua Kali, village polytechnics, institutes of science and technology where I had a privilege to teach, national polytechnics and universities. All these arrangements in the education and ... view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: However, the reality in the training arena in this country is that you have commercial training institutions throughout this country that have been established which 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
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: engage in all manner of training for Kenyans. These training institutions recruit students, train them, they write examinations for these students, they moderate the examinations for these students, they invigilate, mark and award certificates. These are in-house certificates, diploma and all manner of certificates which are not subjected in any way to a national examining body. The result is that in the world of work, you have all manner of certificates floating and knocking at the door of the employers. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is my conviction that Members have not sufficiently associated themselves with this Bill because the objects of this Bill are clearly set out under Clause 3. There are six key objects which I invite hon. Members to familiarize themselves with. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Clause 4 of this Bill states that:- “An institution shall not award a national qualification which is not authorised or accredited in accordance with this Act”. There are consequences under sub-clause 2 of this clause for doing so. It says that:- “Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section commits ... view