26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move the following Special Motion: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research in its report on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment as Principal Secretaries, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday 26th February 2020, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 155(3)(b) of the Constitution and Sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act 2011, this House approves the appointment of the following persons as Principal Secretaries: (i) Dr. Julius Ouma Jwan - State Department for Vocational and Technical Training; and (ii) Amb. Simon Nabukwesi - State Department for University Education and ...
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26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
represented within the sector and applied affirmative action. He showed that he is a true Kenyan. He can be trusted to take this department forward. Based on the nominee’s submission and the oral interviews during the approval hearing, the nominee demonstrated the passion that he had for the TVET sector through abilities, knowledge, understanding and the qualities necessary for the State Department. Dr. Jwan gave the Committee a very good vision for the TVET subsector in this country; how it will link up with industries; how it will be run; and how the private sector, the Government and the TVET ...
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26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Professor Ogutu.
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26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I want to thank the Hon. Members and the Departmental Committee on Education and Research for the good work they have done and the contributions they have made. I know that if the House approves the two nominees, they will do a good job. They will be the officers who will take the education sector to the next level. Hon. Speaker, thank you. I beg to move.
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25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As you directed on 18th February 2020, that the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Education, the CEO of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), and the Inspector-General of Police appear before the Departmental Committee on Education and Research to address the teacher crisis in North Eastern, we did as you directed. This morning, the said officers did not turn up. It is only the CEO of the TSC who turned up in person as you had directed. The Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Education sent the PS to represent him, and the Inspector-General of Police ...
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25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill, but with amendments. This Bill is very timely because tea, just like the whole of the agricultural sector, is facing a lot of problems. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, the tea sub- sector, coffee and sugar included, formed part of what was called the blue-chip industries in this country. It was then that most Kenyan families depended on tea, coffee, sugar-cane and even cotton. This Bill is very timely because for it to be introduced here, the tea sub-sector as we speak, is facing serious problems. It ...
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20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Nandi, Limuru and Central Kenya. There were days when the foreign exchange relied very heavily on tea. We need this Act because without it, the whole sector is being controlled by cartels who are now not taking quality into consideration. Cartels sell the tea and yet, they are not the growers. They even do not mind earning three times from the sale while the farmers earn paltry amounts and remain slaves. The farmer remains with nothing. He cannot even buy food or pay school fees. The farmer is supposed to only give labour with nothing to receive in return. So, ...
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20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
So, I support the Bill. I am making amendments to it so that we can have a tea sector that is very prosperous and supportive of our citizens and nation, and spurring the growth of our economy. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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