Julius Kipbiwot Melly

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 1003.

• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 72 of the Bill be amended— (a) in Sub-clause (2) by deleting the words “county executive committee member may, taking into account any policies, standards or regulations applying to all education centres prescribed by the Cabinet Secretary” and substituting therefor the words “ Cabinet Secretary may” (b) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (f) — (fa) prescribe fees required to be paid under this Act; view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The justification of this amendment is that the power to make regulations for purposes of equalisation of standards across counties should be vested with the Cabinet Secretary (CS), who may consult with the Council of Governors. This function is bestowed on the CS by the Constitution and the national Government. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to inform the Hon. Member that the power to make regulations or to set standards across counties should be vested in the CS. It does not mean that the CS will do it alone. What we are trying to indicate here is that counties, whenever they carry out their functions, should ensure that standards of education across the country are the same. If we allowed counties to carry out different policies and programmes which are not guided by the CS--- That is an Article of the Constitution which remains with the national ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 74 of the Bill be amended— (a) in paragraph (a) by— (i) by deleting subparagraph (i) an substituting therefor the following new subparagraph—; “(i) deleting the words “pre-primary education institutions and” and substituting therefore the word “early childhood education” in the definition of the word “basic education” 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: (b) inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (a)— (aa) in section 4(g) by deleting the word “pre-primary” and substituting therefor the words “early childhood”. (c) deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— “in section 18(1) by deleting the word “pre-primary” and substituting therefor the words “early childhood”. (d) inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (b)— (ba) in section 26(1) by deleting the word “pre-primary” and substituting therefor the words “early childhood”. (e) in paragraph (c) by inserting the words “and substituting therefor the words “early childhood” after the expression “Section (28)(2)(a)”. (f) by ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the following new clause be inserted immediately after clause 20— Change of 20A. (1) The head teacher of an education centre shall not premises. change the location of the centre nor acquire additional premises for the purpose of running the education centre unless he or she has applied to, and obtained the approval of the County Education Board. (2) In determining whether to grant approval of premises under subsection (1), the Board shall take into account the criteria specified under section 17. (3) The head teacher of an education centre shall ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: 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 Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the following new clause be inserted immediately after clause 21— Obligations of a 21A. A private early childhood education provider registered private education under this Act shall— centre (a) establish the structures necessary for the management and administration of education within the centre; (b) recruit persons who are qualified and registered by the Teachers Service Commission to teach the early childhood education curriculum in the education centre; (c) administer a curriculum that adheres to the early childhood education policy and this Act; (d) maintain premises in a manner that ensures that ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. The main reason we have this is to have a logical flow after Clause 20. You will realize that there are no structures. Every education sector or component must have structures for the management and administration of education centres. Earlier on, you would realize that if you go to a secondary school in this country, you would have a board of management, principal, staff, teachers and the student body. In early childhood education, we had not established structures on how it is going to be managed. This Bill is going to cure that. Secondly, ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: That is the CEC member in charge of education. He or she should know the number of pupils and children in all ECDs in the country. It is not sending to the board, but the CEC in charge of education. He needs to understand how many pupils are in schools, what their problems are, if they are disabled for the management of those schools. view