Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, apparently, this answer was not of any interest to the Member of Parliament, because he has come to speak to you. He asked the question! I thought he would be interested in listening to the answer. view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was complaining that you were encouraging the hon. Member not to listen to the answer to the question he asked. view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that when you compare our universities with universities like Havard University or Stanford University or Cambridge University, we cannot expect to be as highly rated as those institutions, because universities in the world also have a great deal to do with the resources that are available. We must appreciate that our universities will never be of those standards, because we have never met those standards in anything else. What we are doing, though, is to put measures in place to ensure that we can gradually improve the quality of education in our universities. ... view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not have details of the exact allocation to every Institute, but there is an allocation for every Institute. It is not anywhere close to being adequate in terms of supporting an Institute to become a university. However, the money is good enough for the current status of the institution. We are doing the best we can to ensure that we have more September 13, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3921 resources for those institutions that are being upgraded to university status, as well as providing more resources for technical institutes, if they have to be upgraded ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. We should avoid getting excited as we contribute to this Motion. Is it, really, true that you will not get a job in this country unless you are Kamau or Mungai? What a crazy allegation? view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry is currently reviewing the policy on identification and deployment of institutional administrators, with a view to addressing the length of stay and other issues. Through regular school inspections, the Ministry is able to detect cases of complacency and other administrative flaws. Where such cases have been detected, the Ministry has always taken appropriate action against the concerned principals and head teachers. (b) It has been the practice of the Ministry to post head teachers in primary schools to their home areas. However, when such head teachers leave the ... view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, there have been cases where principals have stayed in one station for many years. We realise that can be a problem. Part of the review on posting of head teachers is going to look into issues related to duration of stay, especially when you stay in a station for sometime and results continue to be poor. I think action, in any case, is taken. But we are considering issues of time of stay as well as other considerations, including whether or not principals should serve in their home areas as a way of ensuring ... view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if a head teacher has been found with a problem related to mismanagement, he or she is usually not posted to another school. That is because that would be punishing students and communities in the areas that they are posted to. Usually, they are demoted. If there are cases of corruption and there is evidence, disciplinary action is taken, including interdicting them first and, secondly, expelling them if necessary. So, we do relevant investigations and take appropriate action depending on the nature of the problem. view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member. I think it is important to deeply de-localise the management of schools. But let me also say that, sometimes, we are to blame for the fact that, teachers teach in our local schools. That is because, often, politicians and communities would insist that they want a certain person to head schools. One example is the current recruitment of teachers. In many local schools, most Board of Governors where Members of Parliament also sit, insist on recruiting their local teachers and yet, there are others from other parts of Kenya ... view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are teachers who stay in a place and the institution does well. But there are experiences to show that many who overstay have problems associated with performance. So, you cannot generalise. Of course, there are cases like those. But I think if we have to have it as a policy, it needs to be across the board. So, unfortunately, we would have to affect even those who stay in some places for long periods of time and still show good results. But I think it is generally a good policy. It will divorce educational ... view