Martin Otieno Ogindo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 891 to 900 of 1112.

• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: I want to thank the Minister for Education for having done a good job, so far. I want to start by looking at the vision of the Ministry which is to have a globally competitive quality education, training and research for Kenya’s sustainable development. I would like to look at that mission against the background that Kenya is a signatory to the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and against the background that Kenya has just passed a new constitution; against another background that Kenya is pursuing Vision 2030, which education is one of the greatest pillars. view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very important that we pursue education in the vision of the Ministry, so as to achieve quality education for Kenyans. Looking at the Budget of the Ministry of education, there is an increase of Kshs11 billion which the Minister explained is on account of new salaries for teachers. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in my understanding, learning should be the interaction between the teacher and the pupil. This is where the core function is and, therefore, where most expenditure should go to. view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Bwana Minister, please, give me two minutes. view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Sir. He is a kind Minister. That is why I had to give the compliments first. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important that we look at the teacher to student ratio. This is very critical. According to the education policy, we should have one teacher in a class of 40 students. It is important that we pursue that. As we grapple with the shortage of teachers, I want to urge the Ministry to ensure that, as a matter of policy, the teachers whose budgetary provisions are there, and who unfortunately die or leave education, should be ... view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: As I conclude, I want the Ministry to encourage the culture of distributing and displaying how their budget is spent, at least, provincially so that we know how much is spent per student and per teacher. A lot of money is locked up at the headquarters which is spent at the close of the financial year. Last but not least, we want the field officers to be facilitated so that inspection can take place in schools. These people do not even have fuel. With those few remarks, I beg to support this Motion. view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish on my own behalf, to join the House in agreeing with the said resolutions. view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Minister for the one minute he has donated to me. view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: I just want to join others in commending the Minister and congratulating the newly appointed Assistant Minister. I want to say that it is important for this country to appreciate the importance of environment in our national development. Our environment is very important that ordinarily, it should rank higher than our defence in terms of funding, given the threats that we face. We face more serious threats environmentally than militarily. To that end, I request that we reconsider our priorities and give the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources enough funding. view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Lastly, I request the Minister to consider doing something in Lake Victoria. The causeway to Mbita is a great environmental hazard. Any investment that goes to Lake Victoria should be directed into ensuring that there is a bridge instead of the causeway that blocks the removal of the water hyacinth and hinders the movement of the fish. view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support this Motion. view