Amb. Mohammed Abdi Affey

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Assistant Minister to contradict himself? We are privileged to have attended a function at Kenyatta University and in his opening remarks the Assistant Minister acknowledged the massive-- - view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for him to contradict himself by saying at one time that the university has done massive development and at the same time he is casting aspersions? view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Clearly the Assistant Minister is introducing ethnicity in Parliament. Is it in order for him to continue misleading the House that there is ethnicity at Kenyatta University when the only example he has is somebody from his ethnic group? view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, like my colleague, I would like to confirm that Kenyatta University actually trained me, molded me and in many ways made me what I am today. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we had an opportunity fairly recently to visit the university together with Mr. Ojaamong. We were invited by the university to launch the Alumni Society of Kenyatta University. It was very clear to us that the leadership of the university was up to the task. You cannot run an institution of that magnitude efficiently with growth not only of student population but also infrastructure, ... view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has been said - and I want to thank the Chairman of the Committee for executing their mandate and doing a good job--- But when you say you need the autonomy of the universities, I think there is a difference between autonomy and delegation of duties. We cannot have several semi-vice chancellors in all the campuses that we have. Otherwise, we will wreck the institution because we will not know who is in charge. It is important to emphasize the duty of delegation. The Minister can do that with the Vice-Chancellor and Chairman in ... view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: What the Committee did not investigate--- I expected them to raise it – at least, the Chairman or Seconder. The issue of politicizing our universities. There is too much politics in the universities! If there are elections at the University of Nairobi (UoN), all the political parties flock there as if those guys are the ones who determine who will become the next president or member of parliament . There is too much politics and we, the politicians, are the culprits. I thought that the Chairman of the Committee would have reprimanded the politicians just like the way he has ... view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: I thought that as the universities grow and have a large number of students, the Ministry will also focus on courses that will help in conflict management. Quite a number of our universities do not provide courses in conflict management and how to have discipline in our universities. If those courses are provided, we could get quite a number of diplomats within the university itself; students or lecturers who are ready to go out of their way to inculcate discipline and conflict resolution. It is very important for the universities to diversify their courses. As they do many other courses, ... view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, congratulations to the Assistant Minister. I think they just need to do this in all the universities so that we are able to reduce the damage that students cause. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, discipline is very important. It is very dangerous to allow students to be given the leeway to fight and riot all the time. Even if the registration exercise was reduced to three weeks, that is not a reason to justify the destruction of a facility that is worth Kshs100 million. Therefore, I would like to appeal to our students to ensure ... view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to support the Report but as I do so, I would like to acknowledge that this university has done very well. I would like to congratulate the only woman vice-chancellor we have in Kenya. We need more of these women to occupy these positions. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: If there are four women vice-chancellors, then we should encourage all of them. We should get even eight. Thank you very much. view