Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1411 to 1420 of 1845.

• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, teaching is effective because our candidates are passing examinations! view
• 11 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to support the Finance Bill. It has been indicated that the economic growth of our country is not going as we expected. That is unfortunate, but it is the circumstances that we had earlier in the year that has led us into that mess. That means that the people who led us into that should see that they have really messed up this country. It was a problem that arose due to elections that were mismanaged. It is unfortunate that the people who mismanaged elections in this country are going to court to ... view
• 11 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: It is awkward, Mr. Minister! So, we need to do something about our roads! While the Minister for Finance is trying to give incentives, the Ministry of Roads and Public Works is not giving us adequate incentives by doing something about our roads for the purpose of economic growth. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, to put up buildings, we need land. To put up 3366 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 11, 2008 industries and factories, we need land, particularly in the urban centres! The price of land in urban centres is terrible! It is discouraging the investors. You have to spend so ... view
• 28 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to make a few comments in support of the Motion. In this country, we are not doing enough to produce our own food. The Government is not doing enough to produce enough food to feed Kenyans. We, as a country, as I have said, are doing October 28, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3055 too little to feed our people. The Ministry of Agriculture is not doing enough with regard to production of food in this country. We cannot expect to get enough food if farmers are not being supported. With the agriculture ... view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The number of persons from North Eastern Province trained as P1 teachers over the last three years is as follows:- view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, these are based on district quotas. There is a formula that we use for calculating district quotas which is tied to the national lid, the establishments nationally within that district, district needs and shortages. That is what is taken into consideration. So, if a district has a given requirement and we can only afford a given number nationally, then it is shared out based on that formula. That is how we ended up with that number. Other districts had higher numbers because they have higher requirements, bigger shortages and things like that. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know the number of people who have Grade C Plain in that province yet. It is for them to tell us who qualified. Further, if the hon. Member wants to know the formula, I can read it. I wish I had a blackboard here in the House! But I can read it! view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the formula is: The number of approved teachers establishments plus teacher needs, divide by the national teacher establishments plus teacher needs of that district, multiply by the total vacancies in the college. The colleges that we have are only 19 in this country. We can accommodate only up to 8,500 trainees. So, if you can memorise that formula, well and good for you! view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if a particular area has a very low need for teachers, it will, of course, get very few vacancies. But may I tell the hon. Member that there is no part of this country that has trained enough teachers, if you look at it district-wise. You may have a few schools that are over-staffed, but within that district you will still have some schools that are under- staffed. But then, in that case, there will be re-distribution. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope that the hon. Member was here when the Vote of the Ministry of Education was being approved by the House. The money that this House approves for the Ministry is the same money we use to employ teachers. We cannot employ more than the resources allow us to. So, the number of teachers that we have employed is based on the amount of money the Exchequer gives to the Ministry. view