Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4441 to 4450 of 4692.

• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It was the Chair who decided to defer this Question until the Assistant Minister visits the constituency and shows the hon. Member the projects he was alleging to be undertaking. There are no projects in that constituency! I even asked him whether some of the locations he was mentioning were in my constituency. So, the Chair deferred the Question until he comes to the constituency to verify the projects. However, he never 4210 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 6, 2006 went there! He never consulted with me. view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for allowing me to contribute to this very important Motion. A lot has been said about abolishing the current system of education and reverting to the old system. This is not the first time this House is talking about abolishing the 8-4-4 System of Education. You can recall that the last Parliament passed a Motion, calling upon the Ministry of Education to liaise with stakeholders in the education sector and ensure that we reverted to the old education system. To-date, that has not happened. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, why are we ... view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not said that. That is a very frivolous point of order. He should learn to listen when the Government is on its feet! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I am saying, basically, is that when I was an Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs--- view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the hon. Member brings KANU problems into the House, it becomes a very big problem! view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are here to debate on a very important Motion and we do not have anything to do with KANU. Let KANU problems be discussed outside! view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, please, protect me from these guys! What I was saying is that--- view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a very frivolous point of order. I was giving an example. I said that it is mandatory for every student to do and pass Kiswahili in order to be a doctor. That is what I was saying, and that is the truth of the matter. I was also saying that I had an opportunity to sign an East African Education Treaty in Tanzania when I was an Assistant Minister for Education. December 6, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4187 view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we wanted at that particular time was to harmonize the education systems. I have given an example of Ratang'a Primary School in my constituency, which has 456 pupils and only six teachers. One of the teachers died last month, leaving only five teachers behind. One more teacher went on maternity leave, leaving only four teachers behind, while another teacher is sick, so we only have three teachers. In your own thinking, do you think that three teachers will be enough to teach 456 pupils? view