Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 681 to 690 of 862.

• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Yes, I am prepared. view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do now adjourn. 3398 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 2, 2006 view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank my Minister for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I would like to support the principle that all of us, from both sides of the House, are in agreement. We sympathise with the lecturers and we appreciate the great role that they are playing with regard to the development of this country. There is no doubt about that. The Government appreciates that very much and we have given evidence to this. Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o used to be a don during the previous regime and he knows that times ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to issue a Statement that was requested by hon. Mukiri, Member of Parliament for Molo, on alleged leakage of KCSE Examinations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry acknowledges the concerns raised by hon. Members of Parliament and members of the public in connection with the media report on the allegation of leakage of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination papers by a cartel operating in Mombasa. First, I would like to say that for anything to be declared a leakage, it has to be a situation where ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I said is that there was no leakage if examination papers were availed at the right time to candidates. When examination papers are released at 6.00 a.m, that is normal because this is the time when they are supposed to be released. It is possible that an unscrupulous supervisor leaked some examination papers as they were being released to schools. I am not saying that this is what happened. I am just saying that this was the possibility. But the impact of such a leakage is not big because you need enough time to prepare ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this touches on the definition of leakage. What I wanted to say is that the impact of access to an examination paper in the morning of the examination, or one hour before the examination, is negligible. Let me say that this is a leakage. But I am just talking about the impact of getting an examination paper just before the examination. I just want to say that if you get it just before the examination, its impact is negligible. All of us have been students. We know that if you are a good crammer and you ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: This is why he should have been stopped before he said I should resign. He cheated us by saying that he was rising on a point of order only for him to ask a question. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, I retract that statement. It is unparliamentary. But the only problem with this parliamentary language is that we have to say the truth. We always use the word "corruption" instead of "stealing". I just want to say that there is something wrong with this parliamentary language that does not allow us to talk honestly. Honestly, I was not saying that two wrongs make a right, and hon. Kosgey knew that I said it with a light touch. He should not have taken my remarks seriously unless he was guilty. We will take action. It is very serious. ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion and to congratulate, like others have done, the mover of this Motion. It is important to look at the historical origins of this problem. People came, just appropriated land and decided that it was theirs and thereafter gave themselves title deeds. Unfortunately, this problem continued after we attained political Independence. Some Africans who collaborated with the mzungu were able to acquire as much land as they wanted. In fact, some of those who were supposed to have been protecting the Africans' rights were the ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I meant to refer to the beaches that were grabbed. That word is unparliamentary and I withdraw it. The victims of ethnic clashes, Mau Mau freedom fighters and the poor living in slums are all landless. But I do not agree with those people who say we should go the Mugabe route. I think the Mugabe route will be a problem. I agree with the concept, but disagree with the method and timing. It is important to look for a way of compensating our landless people while following the law. We should ensure that we ... view