Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 851 to 862 of 862.

• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, sometimes we do not realise the mistake until a cheque has bounced and we write to the school. It also depends on how quickly we get the responses before we react. However, we have improved on this and hope that we will not take a whole year before such responses are made. view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we update the list on the basis of the returns. So, we have that list. We ask the relevant questions to the schools concerned, in case of non-payments. view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that that school has not received the money. In any case, I was not asked that question. So, I have to check that and as soon as I know the situation, I shall respond accordingly. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. With due respect to the hon. Member on the Floor, is it right for him to bring to the Floor of the House matters we discuss out there over a drink? view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to respond. (a) I am not aware that students in Makueni District have been denied registration for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination for 2006 due to non-payment of school fees. As far as we know, all students registered by 31st March this year. There is a second deadline for those who have not done it, and that is, 1st May, 2006. (b) The Minister cannot issue a directive that those that have not been registered should be registered until they pay school fees arrears because payment of school fees arrears is not ... view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in such instances the headteachers found to be guilty April 4, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 285 are normally punished. As long as you have given this information to our Minister, he will take action against the concerned headteachers. No parents or Members of Parliament should accept a situation whereby headteachers deny students an opportunity to sit for examinations because they have not paid school fees. The contract is between the Kenya National Examinations Council and the students and not the headteachers. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from what I had said before, the implication is "yes". We have already said that before and we will reiterate it if it is necessary. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will take action now. If they have not been registered by 31st May, we will take serious action. You must also help us in terms of identifying cases of headmasters who are causing this problem. I agree that we cannot allow this situation to go on just because there are headmasters who are not obeying the rules. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will issue another circular. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, given that we have an extension for registration until May 31st, we hope that we will not have that problem. If we find that, that is the case and the students are not to blame, we will explore possibilities of assisting them as long as we are made aware of this in good enough time to avoid disrupting the examination programme. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just wonder the limits to which the Ministry of Education must go. Examination fees is Kshs2,900 for eight subjects and Kshs3,100 for nine subjects. We have consistently insisted that there must be some cost sharing. We do help in cases where we can. We have some resources as Members of Parliament, including the CDF and other resources, that we should use to help those kinds of cases. Otherwise, there are other interventions by the Government, for example, the provision of relief food. TEA PICKING BOYCOTT BY SMALL SCALE FARMERS view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute in support of the President's Speech. I would just like to say that he addressed key issues of national importance and it is up to us also, as hon. Members, and people in the Government, to see how we can support him towards realizing those goals. The President raised the issue of our performance as hon. Members in terms of how many Bills we are passing and also issues regarding the quality of the kind of Bills we get through as well as the quality of ... view