Kathuri Murungi

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• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: First, I want to go to Part II of this Bill which has the timelines on how this should be enacted in this House. Part III has time-frames on how that business should be transacted when those people get an agreement from the county government of from the national Government. It should not take more than 14 days before they submit their agreement to the Cabinet Secretary (CS) in charge of that natural resource. I am happy because the time-frame given when the CS should submit the agreement to this House is historic. It is seven days. This means that ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: I am concerned that after this Parliament rejects any agreement or any concession, it is like the last resort. The transaction is declared null and void. The drafters of this Bill should also give a leeway where those guys can go, if Parliament disapproves their transaction or concession. Therefore, we may be unfair to those people coming here to do business. Any investor coming to invest US$500 million in a mineral business, for example, is a serious investor. When Parliament in one way or the other decides that this agreement cannot be approved, then it becomes a problem to those ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was rising on a point of order. It is through the consultation of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology with Prof. Kaimenyi, who sits in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, that Hon. Gumbo is able to discuss this Bill which is coming up at the right time to empower the education sector. That notwithstanding, I want to support this Bill. For the first time, I want to congratulate the Committee for the good job that they have done through the Chair, who is here with me. We have been grappling ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Clause 3 is very attractive. It provides for the development of a data bank for the pupils who fail to join Form One. This should not only be on quartile basis, but should be done for all the students who fail to join Form One after the KCPE. They are very many. One may not be in the quartile, but is halfway of the students and due to the conditions of the family, if this student is empowered, he can become number one. On many occasions, students become number one at the KCPE and score dismally in Form Four. We ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Empowering the TSC to take over pre-primary teachers and polytechnic instructors is a good idea. However, we give a lot of money to the county governments so that they can pay these teachers to ease the burden on the national Government. If they do not pay the teachers and 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
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: the tutors in polytechnics, where will the money go? In my constituency, there are schools which have received pre-primary teachers. Therefore, I can say that the county government has employed, at least, five or 10 teachers in my constituency. This is just a negotiation between the TSC and the county governments to see the best system to use to know who is supposed to pay the teachers. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Clause 8 proposes - through the regulations that will be done by the CS, Education, Science and Technology, in conjunction with the CS, National Treasury - to finance students in private institutions. Many churches and NGOs have started schools. In my constituency, several schools are run by churches which are unable to finance their students. Some of them pick orphans from the streets and villages and keep them in these schools. They are unable to get financing for infrastructure development and the hiring of teachers because they are not described as public institutions. This is a good amendment because these ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I have a problem with Clause 11 because it provides that no student will be expelled from school except with the concurrence of the parents or guardians. There are some cases of indiscipline and I do not think the parent will accept his or her kid to be kicked out of school. Therefore, head teachers should be given some leeway to expel undisciplined students where possible. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: There is also the role of the Government. The Bill emphasises that needy students should be provided with public funds to continue with education. Under this clause, there is no indication that the national Government is supposed to provide funds. This clause should provide that it is the responsibility of the national Government to make sure that all bright and needy children are funded. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I can see that Members want to contribute to this important Bill, but I want to pinpoint that the qualifications of the members of the County Education Board should be reviewed. When we were vetting the Board of Governors for a secondary school, we found that the minimum requirement for the chairman was a degree and a diploma for primary school. In terms of the minimum requirement of the County Education Board members, the Committee has suggested it should be a secondary school certificate. There should be some amendments to this. You cannot say that a chairman should be a ... view