Julius Kipbiwot Melly

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 671 to 680 of 1003.

• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: New Clause 21A (g) is meant to ensure that the CEC member in consultation with the County Executive Board may consider the requirements that are necessary for the delivery of quality education. That section is giving a discretionary role that a Member can be-- This one is not opening room for the CEC member, but he also has a discretionary role that he plays in the county education board. It is very necessary. 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 61— Suspension of 61A. (1) The County Education Board may, in consultation with the a certificate of County executive committee member suspend a certificate of accreditation accreditation issued to an education centre for a specified period where the centre fails to comply with the standards of accreditation until the standards are met. (2) The County Education Board shall communicate a decision made under subsection (1) to the education centre specifying the reasons for the decision, the non-compliance noted and the action required ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— (a) in the definition of the term “children with special needs” by deleting the word “special needs” and substituting therefor the word “disabilities”; (b) in the definition of the term “principal” by deleting the term “principal” and substituting therefor the term “head teacher” (c) by deleting the definition of the word “child” and substituting therefor the following new definition— “child” has the meaning assigned to it under the “Children Act” (d) by deleting the definition of the word “teacher” and substituting therefor the following ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: “Education Appeals Tribunal” means the Appeals Tribunal established under section 92 of the Basic Education Act; “pupil” means a person who is at least three years of age and not more than six years of age or who meets such other criteria for admission as the Cabinet Secretary may, in consultation with the County Education Board, prescribe; view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The input of this is that the term “children with disabilities” is no longer used in the human rights field and the term now acceptable is “children with special needs”. We are trying to move with what the society is using. Earlier on, they were using “disabilities” but now we are using “special needs”. On Clause 2(b), that is the justification for the purpose of considering similar unique terms in the statute books. That is for purposes of consistency. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: On Clause 2(c), the justification is that the term “child” has globally been accepted. That is a person under the age of 18 years per the Children Act, which borrows from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In this case, it is trying to put the Bill in concurrence with what the international standards or conventions require. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I concur with him. There is some correction. It is something that was inadvertently written. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: No. In this case, let me go over it again. The term “children with disabilities” is no longer used in the human rights field. The term now acceptable is “children with special needs”. So, you have realized that the Bill is reading: “The definition of the term “children with special needs” be amended by deleting the word “special needs” and substituting therefor the word “disabilities”. It is the opposite. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: We delete it. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The ECDE children do not go beyond six years. view