Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I was proposing that we actually adopt Mrs. Odhiambo- Mabona’s amendment, including the word “relevance” from the Chair. So, it will read “promote, set standards and assure the relevance and quality of university education.” It is the latter part that is detail that arise in regulations rather than in a law. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the word is not deleted. What Mr. Koech is removing is his amendment in part (a) because Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona’s amendment has incorporated the word “relevance”. I would like to explain why we thought the amendment from Mrs. Odhiambo- Mabona should end at “education” and leave out the details. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to comment on that. Hon. Odhiambo-Mabona had asked whether we are insisting that we block including the standard the details. I hope that we have dropped that. The concerns she had are very genuine, but we cannot set the number of hours in the law because each university senate will be setting its hours according to the programmes that they have. However, she is alerting us that when the Commission goes to look at quality, they must standardize the hours. So, that comes under the regulations that are set under the Senate. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the body called “the Commission for University Education” is a quality assurance body. It is not the body that promotes research and innovation. There is a different body that looks into that. For us to carry this, we should talk about promoting quality research and innovation in universities, so that we can further amend this clause to provide for quality research. That is the mandate of that body and not the promotion of research as such. However, whatever research that goes on has to be on quality. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I agree with the Committee. In fact, the process that the Cabinet Secretary will use is very clear. There will be a selection panel that will carry out the process. This will be done openly and this will also cater for what hon. Millie asked for. Therefore, I agree with the Committee, entirely, that you do not want to take back a lot of this. It will clog the system. If we give the President 22 universities to appoint nine members of the council in each university, that will be too much. It cannot be ... view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, actually hon. Odhiambo-Mabona’s concerns have been taken care of by (4A); she wants openness. There is the selection panel shall actually advertise for vacancies in the Commission. So, it has been taken care of by hon. Koech. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: I am okay with that. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: 21 Wednesday, 5th December, 2012(P) view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have looked at the amendments from the Committee and I am satisfied. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am okay with the amendment. view