Dr. Noah Wekesa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: July 22, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1975 Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have so many landless people in Kenya. Sometimes I am amazed when some of my colleagues talk about "my people". We have been charged with the responsibility of representing Kenyans. I think it is incumbent upon every one of us to recognise that we will never have enough land to give to our people. As we talk about Kenyans getting land, let us think of everybody. People at the Coast do not have land. People in North Eastern Province have nowhere to plant grass for their livestock. People in ... view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to support this Bill. I do not want to repeat what my colleagues have said. I just want to highlight one or two areas. First, we now have a Grand Coalition. This is a Government that has been formed through negotiations. It has established the Office of the Prime Minister, who is going to work very closely with His Excellency the President. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us, as hon. Members, to ensure that this 990 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 13, 2008 Coalition succeeds. We only have four and a half ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to support the further amendment that has been moved by Mr. Bifwoli. I support that the WUST be called the MMUST. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I do not have to remind my fellow hon. Members who are quite aware of the role that Mr. Muliro played in the advent of multiparty politics in this 3696 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 15, 2006 country. Mr. Muliro is in the cadre of Mr. Daniel Arap Moi and late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. Therefore, it is befitting for this university to be called the MMUST. In any case, ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of the Western University of Science and Technology Bill and its approval thereof with amendment. view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Western University of Science and Technology Bill be now read the Third Time. view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Western University of Science and Technology Bill be now read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I get to the nitty-gritty of this Bill, I want to inform the House that so far we have six public universities. These are: University of Nairobi, Moi University, Kenyatta University, Egerton University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and Maseno University. This Bill seeks to recognise and give credence to Western University College of Science and Technology as one of the seven public universities. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also need to share ... view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: 3430 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 7, 2006 view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, many of the students comprising the 90 per cent also get into parallel degree programmes at our public universities. This means that, the quest for knowledge amongst our people is getting greater. It is in this regard that we, as a Ministry and a Government, are making it possible for Kenyans to come forward and start universities. If you remember, it is only this year that we had to give a charter to Kenya Methodist University. Therefore, the more universities we get, the more chances we create for our youth. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we want to make sure that Kenyans who have qualified in our public universities in whatever profession can work anywhere in the world, be they doctors, teachers or electrical engineers. The knowledge that we impart to our students should be of the highest quality. Therefore, I want to stress the point that we should not just establish institutions of higher education, but we must also guard against the provision of second-rate education in those institutions. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in this regard, I would like to urge the Commission for Higher Education to make ... view