Ntoitha M'mithiaru

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 181 to 190 of 352.

• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: (b) in Subclause (2), by inserting the words “taking cognizance of the county governments” immediately after the word “tourism” appearing in paragraph (c). view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also wish to support this Motion. Right from the year 2003 when free primary education was introduced, it shows that the Government has the spirit to see good educational institutions in our country. The same Government has also supported secondary education and very many day secondary schools have emerged throughout the country. We can see the good work that these endeavours are doing to Kenyans. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with that in mind, it shows that the Government’s intention is to build educational institutions of excellence. I think the Ministry of Finance also came up with centres of excellence in terms of educational institutions. So, I think it now behooves on the same Government to ensure that the initiative is carried a notch higher. Whereas the Government has employed teachers and brought up many educational institutions in both primary and secondary level, we should not forget the support staff behind those educational institutions. By that, I mean cooks, watchmen, gardeners, secretariat, bursars and all those ... view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the only way we can do that is to ensure that there is a proper scheme of service for those working in educational institutions. For accountants, we could take those who are in the line of bursars. They should have proper and requisite qualifications to work in those institutions. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: We always talk about head teachers and teachers in primary and secondary schools but least is talked about the support staff working in those institutions and yet, they do a very good job. So, the only way to help them is to ensure that they get their own scheme of service. Under the scheme of service, they will actually come under direct employment of the Government or the Ministry of Education. That way, we will not tax parents to contribute money to pay them. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, to assist in the management of the funds that are already being released to schools, we really require qualified staff. For example, today, each child in primary school is paid about Kshs1,060 and that money is administered by the head teachers. Most of those head teachers do not even have the basic knowledge or skills in book-keeping. So, you find that, in most cases, their records are not proper. When the records are not proper, you may not actually vouch for any ingenuity in terms of the statement of accounts that are kept in schools. But ... view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: So, I urge the Government that, as it prepares a scheme of service for support staff working in educational institutions, it should also have a budget to ensure that each and every school, both primary and secondary, get employees right from the Government. That way, the institutions that the Government is trying to build as centres of excellence will truly become all round in terms of development of teaching and non-teaching staff. We know for sure that schools are not about the teaching staff. It is total environment in that particular school. In fact, in some cases, even properly trained ... view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Prime Minister for the report on the status of the Kenyan economy as of now. I would like the Prime Minister to tell this House, since drought is a major player in any economy, especially where the nationals go hungry, what elaborate measures the Government has put in place to mitigate the effects of drought, ensure that Kenyans have enough drinking water and that we do not over-rely on relief food. view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to add my voice in support of this Motion. For those who want to deny the past, let them do it, but the fact is that our Coalition Government has done beyond expectation. Ours is not the usual Coalition Government that we know because ours is a hanging from a very thin thread. However, from the success we are seeing, we can say they have done a good job. Whereas the Principals are doing their job, there are members of the Cabinet who have spoken out of tone. These are the ... view
• 8 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Regional Development Authorities if he could provide a breakdown of the projects to be undertaken by the Ewaso Nyiro North Development Authority in the 2010/2011 Financial Year, indicating the cost of each project and the districts where the projects will be implemented, considering that Kshs2,325,000,000 was allocated to the Authority. view