James Mwangi Gakuya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The magnitude of neglect of these children in informal settlements is huge and since last week, the Ministry has not been able to provide an answer to me. So I would still request to get a written answer. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to continue telling a story about this maize when the organization that condemned the maize is under his portfolio? Is he in order to stand in the House and continue defending the American Ambassador? view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether the Minister is aware of the existence of informal schools in the urban unplanned settlements and, if so, how many such informal schools are operational in Nairobi; view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I appreciate the answer given, I am not satisfied with it. The issue of non-formal schools in our country is appalling. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are loud consultations! view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to draw the attention of the Assistant Minister to Article 43 of the Constitution. Article 43 talks about the economic and social rights of our people. Allow me to read subsection (f) which states:- “Every person has a right to education.” If you look at the answers provided by the Assistant Minister, you will find that he says in part “b” that the Ministry recognizes only--- view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was drawing the attention of the House to that right of our children. In Nairobi, for example, we have only 205 public schools that receive what we would call “subsidized efforts” by the Ministry. That is only 23 percent. What happens to the other percentage of the schools? They are either private or non-formal. The children in the non-formal settlements in the urban areas are as a result of some of the clashes we have had in this country over time. Their parents migrate to the urban areas and settle in the slum areas. These ... view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to continue referring to accounts in the Ministry while the Question is about consideration of education for children in the slum areas? The Act and even the Constitution does not address the accounts he is talking about. Could the Assistant Minister provide a list of the schools he is referring to? Is he in order to mislead the House? We are not asking for the accounts. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Question has been inadequately answered. The Act and the Constitution talk about accessibility, affordability, and financial costs by our poor community. The Ministry has failed to address the issue of non-formal schools and yet the Assistant Minister is talking about registration. The schools in the slum areas cannot be registered according to the guidelines given by the Ministry because of land tenure. The communities running these schools cannot afford to get two acres or five acres that the Ministry requires for a school to be registered. Is the Assistant Minister in order to indicate that ... view
• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the former speaker--- view