Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 461 to 470 of 1845.

• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the approval of books is not done by KIE alone. There is a body that approves books. KIE facilitates the body. They get together, but it is a body that is independent of KIE that does it. view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not get him well. Could he repeat the question? view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as regards the pricing, it is a liberalized market. But the Government also gives its recommendations in terms of pricing, so that Kenyans are not exploited. That is because education is an essential service. So, the pricing must be reasonable. The Government, through KIE gives its recommendations as regards pricing. As regards competition, the publishing sector in this country has been liberalized since 1996. So, anybody who wants to publish will do it competitively. That also helps to control the market. view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry has what we call Ministerial Vetting and Technical Committee that vets textbooks that are used in this country for the purpose of education. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, both part (a) and (b) of the Question were answered. However, what I am supposed to deliver to the House today is some additional information regarding the frequency of payment to part-time teachers. I said last time that we pay them quarterly. That is the practice. Regarding what the hon. Member has said, we have to check with the bank because the information I have from the paper I was given indicates that the payment had already been made. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have with me here a document that shows that the payments were made to the bank. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, once the money is released by our headquarters here, it goes to the districts which will then touch base with those teachers and then they will be paid. That is the practice. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will do so. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I apologize to the House for coming late. I was held up at the Ministry offices trying to sort out some of these issues. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you all know, this Question was answered some time back, but because of supplementary questions that came up on the Floor, additional information was needed as follows:- (a) List of low cost boarding schools established. (b) The list of schools that have benefitted from various funds like the infrastructure funds, the bursaries given to the girls, the total amounts and the total number of girls who have benefitted. (c) Teachers’ situation, establishment, teachers on duty and the shortage. (d) People from the counties who have been trained as teachers and the number that has been ... view