Julius Kipbiwot Melly

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• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (a) by inserting the word “basic” immediately after the word “compulsory”. The intention of that insertion is to make early childhood part of basic education. This is because basic education starts from early childhood all the way to secondary education. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 8 of the Bill be amended– (a) in Sub-section (1) by deleting the words “child fails to attend an education centre, the principal” and substituting therefor the words “pupil admitted in an education centre fails to attend the education centre, the head teacher”. (b) by deleting the word “child” wherever it appears and substituting therefor the word “pupil”. 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
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this amendment tries to punish the head teacher. The justification is to limit the application of this clause to only children admitted in an education centre. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 9 of the Bill be amended— (a) in Sub-clause (1) by deleting the words “establish a mechanism for the identification of children with special needs and”; (b) by deleting Sub-clause 2 and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause— (2) In performing the functions under subsection (1) the county executive committee member shall— (a) ensure that there are adequate learning institutions and facilities for children with disabilities; and (b) put in place necessary facilities to assist children with disabilities to access affordable assistive aids and devices. (c) by deleting sub-clause 3. ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: function of the TSC, and we want it to remain so. We are also amending Sub-clause (3) to provide for the Cabinet Secretary (CS) and the County Executive Committee (CEC) Member for education to be the appropriate authority to make regulations setting out criteria for identification of children with disabilities to ensure that there are equal standards across the country. We realized that if every county carries out its own regulations and policies, we will not have a standardised education system in early childhood education. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended— (a) by deleting the words “including education centres for children with special needs”; and, (b) by inserting the words “of the Constitution” immediately after the words “Article 53”. It is not the function of the county governments to establish education centres for children with special needs. In part (b), we are inserting the words “of the Constitution” for clarification purposes. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 11 of the Bill be amended– (a) in Sub-clause (1) by— (i) deleting the word “persons” appearing in paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the words “education centre”; (ii) deleting paragraph (b); (b) in Sub-clause (2) by deleting the words “upon payment of such a fee as the Registrar shall determine” Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, it is education centres that are registered to offer early childhood education and not persons. We are deleting paragraph (b) because it is a repetition of paragraph (a). In Sub-clause (2), we are changing the fee ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT Clause 12 of the Bill be amended by— (a) deleting the word “Part” and substituting therefor the word “Act”; and (b) renumbering the existing provision as Sub-clause (1) and inserting the following new Sub-clause immediately after the proposed new Sub-clause (1) — “(2) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.” view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The justification of this amendment is that it is offering early childhood education services and maintenance of early childhood education centres in the entire act, not part of it. The amendment in Sub-section (b) is indicated because of the proposed sanction to bring into effect the law prohibiting unregistered persons to offer early childhood education. This is to ensure that the sector is streamlined and there are no quacks or individuals providing early childhood education without registration. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT Clause 13 of the Bill be amended in Sub-clause (2)— (a) by deleting the word “institution” appearing in paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the words “education centre”; 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