Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION OF POLICE OFFICERS June 28, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2127 view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute in support of the good Budget that was read by the Minister for Finance. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I want to appreciate what other hon. Members have pointed out; that, of all the budgets that we have had in the last four years, this is the most pro-poor Budget that we have witnessed. This is evidenced in the amount of money allocated for education, both primary and secondary schools, the expansion of university education, rural electrification programme, health and so on. Mr. Temporary Deputy ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my colleague was to answer this Question; I did not bring the answer because that was the agreement. She is the one who said she would do it today. I am sorry; I think she is still on the way. I beg for some little time. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Okay, I will read it out. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry is in the process of working out modalities to mainstream early childhood development (ECD) and education as part of basic education, and to integrate four-year old to five- year old children into the primary cycle by 2010. Among the strategies laid out in the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme (KESSP) is a number of measures to be taken, including the development of a scheme of service for ECD teachers, liaising with other partners in education, particularly local authorities, to improve salaries and terms and ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg for a repeat of that question because I did not quite hear it. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, 2010 is not that far off. It is only three years away. In any case, given the constraints in which we are operating under as a Ministry, we have begun gradually implementing something that is sustainable. This is why in this Financial Year, 2006/2007, we have already identified 4,000 sectors that will receive initial support. Perhaps, the situation will improve next year and we will do more than 4,000 sectors. The intention is to incorporate all this 1776 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 13, 2007 within the overall plan; that is by 2010 latest. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a very realistic request. The only problem we will have is which criteria we will use to decide which school will get that one teacher. It is more important for us to see how we can have a long-term plan that incorporates as many young people as possible. There are other reasons for it. The real problem of early childhood education is one of inequality. Children who are able to benefit from pre-school education have an advantage by the time they go to good primary schools because most primary schools require that they sit for ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the intention. This year, we will deal with 4,000 sectors. Perhaps next year we will have money that can be distributed across, depending on how much we get from the Treasury which is also dependent on how much revenue we collect as a Government. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to respond to this Motion, which, as Government, we support. It is in keeping with other measures the Government has taken to address problems of regional imbalance in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true, as many hon. Members have said, that the situation in north eastern Kenya and other marginalised parts of this country is pathetic. Much of this has been as a result of historical developments in education, especially, like Mr. Muturi was saying, depending on where missionaries landed first, and historical advantages ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sure that Mr. Wamwere, being a great advocate of marginalised communities and squatters, has vested interest in this Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just saying that to be able to address the problem, we have to be able to appreciate the historical root of that problem - historical roots which have also been compounded by economic advantage in areas which were the first to benefit from missionary education also reinforced this advantage because of other benefits, including economic and political ones. It is true that affirmative action is ... view