Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1471 to 1480 of 1845.

• 1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am through with the answer. view
• 1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that, at the moment, there is a scheme of service for those teachers. They are being promoted. There is a new scheme of service which is being developed. We are waiting for approval from the Ministry of State for Public Service and, once that is done, there will be better conditions for those teachers. Otherwise, we have accepted and admitted that those teachers have had problems through the years because they were going through various Ministries and nobody addressed their problems that well. July 1, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1481 Thank you, Mr. ... view
• 1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is one of the things that we are considering seriously. We are not going to have teachers under our Ministry who are not under the terms of the TSC. We are looking at those logistics and, once the new scheme of service is approved, we are going to look into the possibilities of integrating them into the TSC. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, we have part-time teachers in our Department. But those are people who are not willing to be employed as permanent teachers for adult education because they do other things. We know people who are employed in the Civil Service during normal hours but, in the evening, they go to teach part-time in the Adult Education Department. view
• 1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that department has been in my Ministry for only one month! They have earned their salaries from my Ministry for only one month. So, we are looking into how we are going to integrate them into the mainstream Ministry of Education, so that they are covered by the Education Act. Otherwise, they came with their scheme of service from the other Ministries. So, we need time to look into the personnel problems and everything will be sorted out. view
• 1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is our wish, as a Ministry, that it stays with us. But the Ministry of Education does not distribute departments to the various Government Ministries in this country. view
• 26 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of the House to give us more time because the information that I have so far is not satisfactory. I have actually consulted the hon. Member and we have agreed that I should bring the reply to this Question next week on Thursday. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Department of Adult Education was established in 1979, under the Ministry of 1368 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 25, 2008 Culture and Social Services, to spearhead the national campaign on eradication of illiteracy. As an education sub-sector, the Department initially used the same scheme of service as the Ministry of Education for senior officers. Adult education teachers were recruited in the same year, 1979, on temporary terms of service and placed on equivalent salary scales with untrained teachers employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). A teacher training curriculum was developed and ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: I am reading the answer, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir! view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very challenging Question. Just be patient and let me satisfy the hon. Questioner! view