Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 191 to 200 of 862.

• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Fifthly, I have a quarrel, like some other Members of Parliament about the duration of the advertisement of five days. But I have learnt from the Minister and others who are familiar with the process of this recruitment that, in fact, this advertisement was posted on the website from January. So, although the actual physical advertisement in the newspapers was five days, those who were interested and are familiar with matters at the KAA - and I am sure people must have known because the issue about the renewal of the contract has been a subject of debate for the ... view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. It is not true that 400 Kenyatta University students will be locked out of the forthcoming graduation ceremony because in 2006, 440 self-sponsored institutional based programme diploma education holders were admitted to the university. However, out of those 440, only 231 are officially registered up to now. Many dropped out due to various reasons. Diploma certificate holders are required by the university policy to apply individually for credit waiver. It is not automatic that just because you have a diploma, you will be given the waiver. The policy on credit waiver is ... view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a clear policy on admissions and I would like to confirm to the hon. Member that when you apply to join a university as a diploma holder, you are given some conditions for accreditation. There is that policy. You are also given a form that you should complete. That form is evaluated by the department where you have enrolled. It is then submitted to the Senate and on the basis of that information, a decision is made on how much you should be credited in terms of the credits. view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was not being evasive. I said that out of the 231, only 70 applied and out of those, one will graduate. view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, they dropped out due to various reasons. The main reason why most of our students are dropping out is financial ability. Secondly, other students take up other programmes with a view of getting other employment and so on. However, there are those who also decided to enroll in other degree programmes. view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us first appreciate the fact that you enroll for a parallel degree programme out of choice, and the assumption is that you can afford to go through the programme. However, we are now making provisions for students who are even in the parallel programmes to have access to university loans. So, they can also apply for university loans. From last year, it has been possible for them to apply as a way of helping them out. It is not a lot of money. It is Kshs60,000 per annum but that helps. For teachers who are ... view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we appreciate that enrolling in a university is a cost for both the Government and the individual investors, including the students. So, it is in our interest to have as many students as possible graduate. That is the reason why we are making loans available even to students under parallel degree programmes. However, there are students who will drop out just because they cannot measure up. So, we must appreciate that. However, we will make every effort. I agree to that absolutely. We will ensure that those who enroll do not drop out because that would ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to congratulate all Members of Parliament for unanimously approving this document. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: By not approving any amendment, it is a clear indication that we support the document, and for this we are grateful. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope the way we are going, even when it comes to the referendum--- We have every reason to be confident that we will support it. If you look at the referendum of 2005, you will find that we were divided along bananas and oranges. This time bananas and oranges are in the same Government. Therefore, there is no reason at all for division. I hope we will carry this forward for the sake of the ... view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it fair for the hon. Member to mislead the House that people killed each other because of historical injustices when they killed each other because of politicians? view