Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, part of the reason for discussing Motions in Parliament is not just to pass them without thinking how to implement them. So, we need to get other Members of Parliament to talk, so that--- view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Basically, the reason for calling a meeting of stakeholders in the next two weeks is for us to chart a way forward, and one way of consulting stakeholders is through discussions in Parliament. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we expand that, we need to worry about content, like the hon. Members have said. If it is just academic, then there are problems. This is because, like it has already been said, we need people with practical skills to contribute. There are many opportunities out there for those with vocational and technical education ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The number of primary and secondary school teachers employed to serve in schools within Kuresoi Constituency in the last three years are 108 primary school teachers and 13 secondary school teachers. (b) The number of primary school teachers who are still working in Kuresoi Constituency is 72 out of 108. All the 13 secondary school teachers are still serving in their respective stations within the constituency. Thirty-six primary teachers were transferred out of the constituency to other schools within Nakuru District between 2003 and 2006 due to security and other reasons. ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not true that the answer was doctored. But part of improving the answer is not just adding information. Sometimes, you may remove information which is not accurate. So, there is nothing inconsistent with the fact that, some of the information that was there last time is not included there. I would like to say that the teachers who were recruited were for the districts. When we recruit teachers for districts, you can be moved within the district for a number of reasons, and security is one of them. Sometimes, you change your marital status. ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we recruit teachers every year. But we have not recruited all the teachers that we need to recruit. This year, for sure, in the months of May or June, we will advertise for positions of teachers. But that will depend on how much money we will get from the Treasury. But we plan to recruit more teachers than the number we have been recruiting annually. All that will, surely, depend on the resources that are available. But we will do our best. We have also realised that teachers are a very key input for quality education ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a proposal that will be considered. But I have no guarantee that it will be accepted. view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even teachers from Kuresoi are concerned about insecurity. So, even if we recruit them from Kuresoi, that problem will still be there. We will continue to recruit from the districts. We will assume that many qualified candidates from Kuresoi will apply to the primary schools within that constituency. When they apply, and they happen to be at the top in terms of points, they will be the ones who will be given the first priority. view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute in support of this Bill. A good number of the relevant comments have been made. So, I will, basically, be, really, brief and avoid repeating what other hon. Members have already said. view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: I hope so, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. But there are some contributions made by hon. Members which I have not listened to. Firstly, on the issue about the Registrar being given the responsibility of deciding whether or not to register a political party, even though under the ECK, how do we ensure that the team that will be given that responsibility will be non-partisan? Secondly, what measures are we going to take to ensure that the Registrar does not delay the registration of a political party? Do we have a deadline? For instance, if you do an application, by ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view