Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was a report in the newspapers today by the Permanent Secretary saying that those certificates will be released. Whether or not the Ministry will pay all the money is another issue. The spirit is there in terms of releasing those certificates. view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question is not clear. Did the hon. Member mean that we should waive school fees in private schools? view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we shall not consider waiving fees for private schools because some of them are profit-making institutions. view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is still need to have the bursary system because the benefit to students is only Kshs3,600 per annum. There are many other costs to education, especially if you have students in boarding schools. So, they will still need to benefit from bursaries until such a time that the Ministry can offer more support than just Kshs3,600 view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what would you prefer, Mr. Karaba? I think the tuition waiver is for the whole secondary education. August 2, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2943 view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member checks the view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: guidelines for bursary disbursements, he will note that preference is given to orphans and other children from families such as the ones that he is describing. view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is unlikely that we shall consider hiring retired teachers when there are many young ones who have not been employed even after training. view
• 1 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Rachuonyo District has 327 primary schools with a shortage of 1,050 teachers as at July, 2007. The KCPE performance in the district declined slightly from a mean score of 249.74 in 2005 to 249.72 in 2006, which is insignificant. While I may not rule out the August 1, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2879 shortage of teachers as one of the factors that have contributed to this decline in performance, I think it is important to also ask questions about what else is making this difference. (b) ... view
• 1 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I would like to correct the impression that areas that were historically advantaged are always doing the best in the Kenya National Examinations. For example, I have picked Eastern Province. Marsabit District has been the top district in the last three years, and there were other schools like Maranda, which have been among the top in the country. This also applies to--- You know, the top student last year came from Kapsabet Boys High School. So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me say that, generally, of course, there are problems and historical disadvantages, but there ... view