Mutula Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 161 to 170 of 1275.

• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: “And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgement on each one of us recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the State, our success or failure in whatever office we hold will be measured by the answers to four questions: First, were we truly men of courage? Secondly, were we truly men of judgment; thirdly, were we truly men of integrity and finally, were we truly men of dedication?” view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is now a constitutional Commission alongside other commissions in Chapter 15 of the Constitution. This is a part of the free choice that Kenyans made in 2010 in the constitutional referendum. It is provided for under Article 237 that I wish to refer hon. Members in presenting this Bill to be aware of. It must be understood that, that decision by Kenyans to entrench the TSC in the Constitution was not decided by a clear desire to get out of the box, as it were, of the challenges that have ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are well aware, this House approved a Motion moved by former President Moi, when he was a Member of Parliament way back in 1957, in which he petitioned this House that teachers be allowed to form a national organization to fight for the welfare of teachers. This was realized on 4th December, 1957, when the Kenya National Union of Teachers was launched at DEB Pumwani Primary School in Nairobi. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: On 10th December, 1958, the constitution of the union was ratified and the Kenya National Union of Teachers, otherwise, known as KNUT, became operational. At the beginning, it was the secondary school teachers and tutors from teachers training colleges who developed the constitution and other guidelines, arising from their long suffering under the colonial administration. You will recall that the first KNUT Chair was Mr. Mkok, a teacher at St. Peters Secondary School in Mumias. He was followed by Mr. Anyani and many others since then. Parallel to this, there arose the need to have TSC so that when KNUT ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for many years since the enactment of Chapter 212, its inadequacies developed and a feeling developed in the country that we needed to address this very important institution in a better way. Therefore, in promulgating the new Constitution, the country also decided to entrench this very important Commission in the Constitution. I dare say Article 237 was not among the contentious issues in the Constitution. It is, therefore, not an accident that this Bill is on the Floor of the House today. It is a very urgent law because as we all remember, the Constitution ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: I want to salute His Excellency the President because when he addressed this House in April, he highlighted the need to enact the Teachers Service Commission Bill as one of the emergency legislative steps to be taken by this House. It is for this reason that I plead with hon. Members to enact this Bill into law so that the process of recruitment under the Act can commence. If we fail to do so, the responsibilities created by Article 237 of the Constitution will be grossly and irreparably undermined to the enormous irreparable damage to the country’s education system and ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill is, in fact, one of the most straight forward Bills that I have had to present to this House. Part II of the Bill deals with the composition and administration, including guiding principles, functions of the Commission, its committees and its powers and units. It also deals with the conduct of the affairs of the Commission. Part III deals with the registration and discipline of teachers and compliance with teaching standards. It also deals with qualifications for registration as a teacher. I have it on high authority from the TSC General-Secretary himself, saying ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Part IV deals with financial provisions. I also want to assure the House that, as I have done in the past, I keep an open mind in proposing laws for this beautiful country. I am already in direct discussions with the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology. If this House approves this Bill in the Second Reading, we will be presenting amendments that have arisen from the continous debate in the country about this very, very important institution during the Third Reading. I will also be bringing forth comments and proposals ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Part V deals with miscellaneous provisions like annual reporting, offences, code of conduct and regulations. It is very important for this House, although I notice that a lot of hon. Members have gone out, perhaps for further consultations on the Public Financial Management Bill. This is such a fundamental area that even as they concentrate on those matters, they look at Part V, which deals with offences, so that we eliminate the problems that we have had. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a law whose time has come. There will be others which I will be presenting to this House in the course of the next two months, including the 2012 Education Policy that my Ministry has also finalized. I will also be presenting, in the course of the next two months, the 2012 Basic Education Bill to cover basic education as required by Article 53 of the Constitution. Not to mention, of course, that I will also be presenting a law in the course of the next two months to convert the Kenya Institute ... view