Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1241 to 1250 of 1845.

• 4 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the provision of electricity in schools is not the prerogative of the Ministry of Education alone. There are other stakeholders involved. These are the Rural Electrification Authority and the Ministry of Energy. Also, Members of Parliament provide electricity to schools using the CDF. view
• 28 May 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have ten minutes remaining. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Economic Survey-2009 outlines that we are not in a good position with regards to the energy sector. It is true that Kenya is deficient in energy. The electricity that is produced is not enough. It is too little for this country. That is why many parts of the country are in darkness. There are several other sources of energy which we are not tapping. We are not adequately tapping solar energy in this country. If enough money was available, all our schools ... view
• 28 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if we could also diversify the sugar industry, particularly for coal generation, we would have a little more electricity for consumption in this country. We would bring more parts of this country under light. There would be cheaper electricity than we have today. We would also create more jobs if use these other sources of energy to produce electricity for this country. The report also says that in the last one year or so, the Ministry of Education experienced higher registration of students in primary and secondary schools. It is true that there was a big ... view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Ministry will disburse laboratory equipment grants to public secondary schools identified by the District Education Boards (DEBs) by 31st May, 2009. The unit view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I inform the hon. Member that if those schools have not received anything, it is up to the area hon. Member, because he sits in the DEB. It is the DEB that enlists those schools; and then brings brings us the names and the minutes of the DEB meeting in which those schools were selected for support. view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from which development partner? view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the USAID through the PEPFA programme distributes the money through the DEB to identified beneficiaries. The money does not come to the Ministry of Education. It is disbursed directly by the USAID. view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is okay, we can visit the schools, consider them for grants. But I wish to repeat that even if they are in the other district, there is an hon. Member responsible for that area. That hon. Member sits in the respective DEB where they select and propose names of schools. All the same, those schools will be considered. view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is part of our business in the Ministry. He should come to the office and we will arrange when we will visit those schools. view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member to mislead this House as regards the definition of “genetic modification”? The way he is defining “genetic modification” is totally wrong! view