Prof. Prof. Olweny

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• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: The Ministry has introduced Peace Education for conflict management and resolution to provide favourable learning and infrastructure development environment for teachers and learners. The Ministry has implemented the school infrastructure improvement programme by disbursing funds to needy schools for infrastructure development. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: The Ministry has taken legal action against girl-child abuse especially early marriages and enforcement of the Children’s Act and Sexual Offences Act. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: The Ministry has also introduced mobile schools to improve nomadic education. A total of Kshs21,847,064 to support mobile schools was disbursed between 2006 and 2010. The Ministry is implementing the national food security and nutrition policy and school health nutrition policy to address the challenges of food security and malnutrition in schools. The school feeding programme has reduced hunger and malnutrition, increased school enrolment and stabilized attendance and attentiveness and has also improved performance and motivated parents. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Lastly, the Ministry is collaborating with other Ministries and other agencies like the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands, Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) and Local Authorities Transfer Fund (LATF) for the provision of infrastructure, resource mobilization and capacity building for improving education standards. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is interesting to hear the statement from the hon. Member. What I have given is what is on the ground. If the hon. Member has any data to the contrary, let him bring it. This is data that we have relating to children in Isiolo. Out of the total number of children we have in Isiolo 63.5 per cent are in ECD. That is the data but if the hon. Member has anything to the contrary, let him table it and then we discuss it. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a totally different Question because it touches on the number of teachers and the source is different from this figure. If you want the total number of teachers who have been trained from Isiolo and Marsabit and have been made teachers in those two counties, I am ready to bring it so long as there is an appropriate Question. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do not have a school if there are no teachers. A school must have teachers but the problem is the number of teachers. So, those schools have teachers. The teachers may not be adequate but I do not have the number that you want now. If you want me to bring the number, then ask a different Question. I think I am right. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the House wants the number of teachers, then I am ready to go back and give an answer relating to the number of teachers. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let them be fair! The House must be fair to Ministers. The Question here has nothing to do with the number of teachers. The issue of teachers surfaces in this House almost every week. The House knows the situation. We have said it and repeated it. Almost every week there is an issue on teachers. We all know it and the country knows that we do not have enough teachers. Last week, this was a hot issue here. You know very well that we do not have enough money. This year the Minister for Finance did ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pardon! Could you repeat that? view