Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 431 to 440 of 595.

• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think we need much funds to start recycling in our country. All we need is just the initiative. I would like this to start with Government offices. Could the Assistant Minister start a programme within the Government and instal recycle bins; whether it is plastic bags or bottles in each office, to show this country that they are serious about recycling? view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (a) whether he could list the most common learning disability disorders affecting most students in Kenya and provide an update on the measures education institutions have in place to identify and manage students with learning disabilities; view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (b) whether he could further table the percentage of students in both secondary and primary schools with Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyper Disorders (ADHD); and, view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (c) what measures the Ministry is taking to make sure that these students are assisted to pursue education normally. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: 4990 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 17, 2009 view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had asked the Minister to table the percentage of students with ADD and ADHD, but I did not see him table it. Nevertheless, I will continue. Children with learning disabilities suffer discrimination and stigmatisation at school as well as at home. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: There are thousands of students in this country who happen to go through that process every day. To speak from my experience, coming from northern Kenya, we refer to those students as foolish. Could this Ministry guarantee us that when every child goes to school they will be monitored, so that children who cannot write or read are taken care of? view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister seems to be very informed about this issue. I really appreciate it. Kenya is ranked among the world's leading countries in terms of income disparities. That is precisely why I am cautioning this Ministry to make sure that we do not have that big gap between bright students and those who are considered foolish. They are not foolish, it is only that they do not get the attention they need. He has said that there is a national survey coming up. Could he guarantee this House that when they receive the results of that survey, ... view
• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the problem of deplorable roads is all over the country. In my case, the problem is insecurity. If you could repair our roads, they could be of great help to our security forces who travel those vast areas in northern Kenya to catch up with cattle rustlers. Could the Ministry of Roads consider having a joint programme with the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security to map those specific roads within those specific areas in the northern part of Kenya to reduce cattle rustling? view