Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1491 to 1500 of 1845.

• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the principals are actually Chief Executive Officers of their respective institutions. In case there is a problem, we go for the Chief Executive Officer first, who is actually the Accounting Officer when it comes to money and use of any other funds in the institution. But, as of now, as I have already said, there is going to be a detailed auditing of the books of account of that school. If there is any other person involved in the misappropriation of the funds of that school, action will be taken against such people, be they members of ... view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have told the hon. Member that the interdiction letter from the Ministry of Education is there for his perusal. With regard to the timeframe for further action to be taken, once the audit is completed, and it has to be done thoroughly, and it will be done as soon as possible, action will be taken. So, the hon. Member should not have worries. view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to make very brief comments in support of this Motion. I congratulate Mr. C. Kilonzo for this wonderful idea. In fact, I had this idea in the last Parliament, but then we did not have enough time because we were sent home. I was actually a victim of this modern technology some time back when I was fighting for and championing the rights of the stakeholders of the sugar industry. A number of people decided that I should be warned and told that if I continued with whatever I was doing, they ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that Kapsinendet Secondary School in Buret District did not receive the Free Secondary Education funds together with other schools. (b) The Ministry has disbursed funds to the school following validation of the school's account number. The school is advised to check the account. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have said, the money has been sent to the account of that school. But with regard to the schools in the hon. Member's constituency, he should specify to us which school has not received the money. So far, money for the free secondary education fund has been sent to most of the schools. Originally, there were some problems when there was a directive that schools with less than 40 student per class will not receive it. That directive was reviewed and all the schools will now get the money. I do not think there should ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have said, this is a new programme and has had a few logistical problems which have now been sorted out. So, Lari Secondary School and Kirega Boys High School should have their money by now. This is because we sent money to school accounts last week. So, I do not think there should be a problem. But if there is a problem, please, let me know and we shall follow it up. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, originally, when the programme was introduced, as I have said and as we all know, the Ministry gave a directive that schools with less than 40 student per class will not get the money. But this directive was reviewed. The process of reviewing this directive led to a delay in money being released to those schools with less than 40 students per class. This situation has been rectified and the schools are getting money. So, that could have been responsible for the delay, but there should be no cause for alarm. May 7, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 901 ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have been very precise. I have told the Members that money was sent to the accounts of most of the schools last week and I have indicated that. You may be raising the issue here, yet the money is in the account of the school. So, could the Members confirm with their schools whether they have not received the money by now, then they should let us know? view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, last week an answer was given in this House with regard to secondary schools bursary. The money for the bursaries has already been sent out to schools. The schools have received it and disbursed it. With regard to the Free Secondary Education Programme, we are offering Kshs10,000 per student. That means that the tuition money is covered. The school structures have other facilities such as boarding where boarding fees apply. Day schools have introduced the issue of lunch. Therefore, students are expected to go to school with money for lunch. Some schools ask students to pay money ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to give the hon. Member an example with regard to the data that we need. I want to give you an example of Kapsinendet Secondary School which in January this year had 45 projected number of students in Form One. However, the data as of today shows that they have 90 students in Form One class. In Form II, by January this year the school had 27 students. Today, in May, they have 40 students. Form III had 36 students in January last year. Today, they are 35. Form IV had 36 students ... view