Mwinga Gunga Chea

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I wish to support the Bill; the Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2015. As I support this Bill, I must say that we have seen so many Kenyans joining universities and others desiring to do so. This is very important. Wherever we go, we try to encourage our youths that they have to look at education in terms of university education. Days are gone when one would consider oneself educated by only completing Form Four. As Kenyans join those universities, there are several challenges that this Bill will go a long way ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I find Clause 12 of the Bill quite progressive. This Clause seeks to amend the provisions of Section 39 on the question of recruitment of vice-chancellors. I want to believe that once we have a competitive process, we will have councils that will proceed to recruit on the basis of qualifications. When we talk of qualifications, I want to believe we are not only talking of academic papers; we should look at many other issues, including interests. We should look at the question of incompetent vice-chancellors. That way, we will get rid of people who are intent ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: in Kenya, it appears there is a university in every region, but the head of that university must come from that region. I do not think that is a very good trend. If this happens, you will realize that the entire management of the university will come from one ethnic group and this is not healthy for the nation. Once the process is made competitive, and once everybody is given an opportunity to ascend, then that is the day we will be talking good of our universities. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The other issue I want to address is the question of placement. I agree with hon. Members that we have so many students who have gone through certain degrees in the university. Three years later, you find them in the village disinterested in whatever they did at the university. This speaks to the question of interest. So, the board charged with placement of students has to come up with a mechanism where the interests and the qualifications of a student who is to join a university are followed right from secondary school level. If this does not happen, you will ... view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I also thank Hon. Mwadime for donating one minute to me and for moving this Motion. Congratulations on your appointment to the Chairperson’s Panel. Both the national Government and county governments do not have a choice when it comes to the question of water. Article 43 of the Constitution gives every person a right to clean and safe water, and in adequate quantities. Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, the responsibility of water has been placed on both the national Government and county ... view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I must say thanks to Hon. Godfrey Odanga for having chosen me to second this very noble Motion. I must say, at the outset that if there is a progressive Motion, then this is one. When a Motion speaks about learning institutions, basically we are talking about our children in schools. Article 53(2) of the Constitution provides for the importance of a child’s best interest. The child’s interests stand out as of paramount importance in any issue relating to children. We understand that we now live in ... view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I believe that this Motion will go a long way in alleviating some of the problems we have enumerated. The roles of chaplains, as have already been discussed by Hon. Odanga, the Mover of the Motion, need to be reiterated. Pupils joining a secondary school come from different backgrounds. The only way we can equalise their backgrounds is by having chaplains in schools. I strongly believe that once we have chaplains, our children will be taught ethical and spiritual values and other values that revolve around their lives. Once they have learnt these values, we will have children who will ... view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The other issue we expect the chaplains to handle is the question of stress management in our schools. Children belong to the community. There could be a serious breakdown in the institution of the family where a particular child comes from. With chaplains in school, such a child can be counselled and guided so that they can lead a very good life during their school time. view