Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1081 to 1090 of 1845.

• 25 Feb 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion. I also plead with my colleagues that we pass the list as it is. The House was recalled one month earlier. Under normal circumstances, we are supposed to have a three month recess. However, because of the amount of work that we have for this country--- We have the new Constitution to deliver to this country. It is a waste of this country’s resources if we squabble over names of hon. Members of this House who are equally qualified to be Member of this Committee. It is also a waste of ... view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) A total of Kshs39.55 million was disbursed to Tetu Constituency to finance 42 primary schools identified to benefit from the PSII. (b) Here is the list of the 42 schools. view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: (c) The Ministry will increase the allocation of the PSII fund depending on the Treasury’s budgetary consideration and when more funds become available from our development partner. view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, we identified the schools within the district. We used the poverty index and the permanent classroom gap in the district based on the pupil/classroom ratio, permanent toilet gap in the district based on the pupil/toilet ratio and the non-school gap calculated using the net enrolment data from the district. view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the Ministry which disburses the funds when they are available. view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the hon. Member repeat his question? view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the hon. Member should appreciate what the Government has done through the CDF. The money that is given to schools through the PSII is little. This money subsidizes the parents’, CDF and development partners’ contribution to those schools. view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support the Motion on the Floor. We are talking about land which is a resource. It is our heritage that belongs to the dead, the living and the unborn. It is for that reason that land should be managed well for all those categories of people. Ours is one of those resources that have been mismanaged by the people who have been in power or the people who have been given the responsibility to handle it for the benefit of Kenyans. It is good that the Minister ... view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member was patient, I would have finished. I was just finishing so that others can have an opportunity to contribute. I can see how my colleagues are looking at me. They think I am taking all the time. Anyway, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me conclude by congratulating the Minister. The structure that the Ministry has given here is super. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to support. view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I wish to confirm that there is a shortfall of 150 teachers in Suba East and 209 in Suba West divisions. However, the shortage is not as a result of hardship in the area. Indeed, understaffing in our schools has been a serious national problem. There are slight disparities across the regions and so Suba East and Suba West cases are not unique. This is a problem across the country. (b) A staffing list per school in Suba West and Suba East divisions of Migori Constituency is appended to the answer. ... view