Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 821 to 830 of 862.

• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not true that the quality of education in Uganda is better than ours. Uganda is attractive in many ways, in that, even when you fail, you can get an opportunity to study there. What is unfortunate is that, we have many qualified candidates that are unable to get admission into our universities. I agree with the hon. Member that we must do something and we are trying. This is why I gave a list of the proposals that we are making to address the problem, if not now, maybe in the next five years, ... view
• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are already making quite a great deal of progress. We have got support from the Italian Government and we hope that, in the next one year or so, these institutions will also be admitting students for degree courses. They will also retain their June 8, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1241 unique characters as diploma training institutions. This depends on when we complete but we hope that we will do it as soon as possible. This will also apply to other institutions that we would like to upgrade in order to accommodate more students. view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, it is not true that the Ministry introduced Free Primary Education Programme without any facilities. In this case, there were facilities except that the wind visited the roofs recently. Secondly, the total amount that is available for repairs and maintenance, of course, is not enough and we have said it many times. However, we request that communities should contribute. We have realised that waiting for funds from the Ministry when an emergency has occurred does not work out when you could use your local resources and the CDF to repair damages quickly. We ... view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that proposal has been made before. However, we have a limitation in terms of the resources we get. Now, we are even expanding the resources that are available through the CDF. That means that the emergency amount will even be greater. I would like to emphasise that it is more efficient to ensure that we repair those facilities if we use those resources and use Ministry resources for other things. We have now a Kshs60 million budget for the famine relief. We cannot expand bursary facilities and spend money on secondary schools where we are not ... view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, unfortunately we will not give out any more money than the Kshs30,000 that we have quoted. We are all affected by these emergency cases. Three weeks ago, I voted Kshs250,000 from my own CDF for a primary school in my constituency and yet we are expecting resources from the Ministry. It is really not too much money. I think that for the hon. Member's CDF Committee to vote only Kshs100,000, it is an indication that they have not prioritised that school. We will insist that they allocate more money for the school and mobilise other resources. ... view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to debate on this very important Motion. I wish to disagree with some sections of the media which have reported that Members of Parliament are pushing for this because they would like to amass power in preparation for the 2007 General Elections. The resources actually go to the people. The point about equity has already been made. However, I would like to reiterate the fact 914 view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not want to talk about drama! But I just want to contest the point that, once you get married, you cannot rape your wife. I think marriage is no licence--- view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to answer. Mr. Amos Pande, former headmaster of Majiwa Secondary School in Bondo District, unfortunately will remain interdicted until his case is heard and determined by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Action was taken against the headmaster on the basis of findings of an audit inspection report which was conducted in September, 2004, by a team of auditors from the Ministry of Education Headquarters. The school's books of account then showed that the headmaster could not account for Kshs329,000, which is reflected as a cash shortage and Kshs23,700, which was income from the school's farm. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was also concerned when I got the answer about the duration it has taken to take action. The TSC disciplinary committee has said that it will prioritise this matter. Unfortunately, the TSC cannot reinstate a teacher until the due process is followed and that involves a number of steps. This includes what the former headmaster has already done. He wrote a letter at the beginning of this year explaining his case to the TSC. On the basis of that, he will be listened to by the disciplinary committee. If he is found innocent, he will be ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this matter came up last week and we agreed that we are recommending to the TSC that following interviews of candidates who are available in every district, the DEB would then have the authority to recruit teachers, so that we do not have to do it every year. So, we are in agreement. view