Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that allegation is not true. Whenever we receive complaints from DEOs, we ensure that action is taken. So, the hon. Member is wrong. We had said that the money would be paid--- view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the answer I had for Mrs. Kihara is that we had committed to pay the money by 17th April. The term "by" does not mean that the money has been received, Mr. C. Kilonzo. That is why Mrs. Kihara has said that she had been told that, that is the money that they expect. So, why do you not give me some time to sort out the matter? view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was only looking at them, but, of course, I have to address you. I was answering questions from the two hon. Members and so, I could not avoid mentioning their names. view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is happening, but it cannot happen exactly on the stated date. You have to give it some time. If the money will not have been received in the next two weeks, please, come back and ask the same Question. view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, of course, we do not wait for the hon. Members to ask Questions. That is why we have only two hon. Members asking questions about this matter. We have sent money to the other schools. This only happens in cases where the headmasters of the schools have not done enough to ensure that we have the right data. view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that the TSC has been retiring teachers within the school term leaving students including candidates without proper tuition. (b) The Ministry will ensure that the existing policy, that teachers due for retirement are retired during the school holidays in April, August and December is adhered to by the TSC. The Ministry has instructed the TSC to keep a merit list of qualified candidates for employment following competitive interviews of candidates. This list will be used to identify candidates to replace those who exit from the service. Through ... view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is right when he says that teachers do not retire only once a year. They retire depending on their birth dates. Thus, teachers who were born between January and April retire by the end of April or 1st May. Those born between May and July retire by end of July or 1st August. Those born between July and December retire by December or 1st January. There are three periods in which teachers can retire depending on their birth dates. Those whose birth dates are not indicated normally retire on 1st September to ensure ... view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member listened to my two responses--- We are recommending a policy whereby we shall be recruiting from a list of those who have been interviewed. We do not want to keep monies for the retirees and the dead. Instead of replacing them once every year, we want to do it on a continuous basis. So, we are in agreement. view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are, indeed, aware that there are schools in this country that are experiencing a severe shortage of teachers compared to others. If we had more resources, we would employ more teachers. In the meantime, we have been trying to do some balancing every year, especially for schools that are most disadvantaged. But we do encourage communities and schools to recruit some teachers through the Board of Governors (BoGs) and Parents Teachers Associations (PTAs) to help take care of the shortage as we come up with a long term solution to the problem. view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Mbanda Salama Primary School in Machakos District has been receiving Free Primary School Education allocations, except on two occasions; that is April and August, 2005. (b) The Ministry will credit a sum of Kshs102,490 through electronic transfer to the Free Primary School Education General Purpose Account No.166124090 at the Kenya Commercial Bank, Matuu Branch, by or before tomorrow. The problem arose because the account number that was provided last year had some mistake. We are now able to send the money that had not been sent to the ... view