Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 601 to 610 of 1845.

• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: (b) Under the infrastructure development and emergency funds, the Ministry has set aside a total of Kshs827,620 to the four primary schools in Mumias Constituency for procurement of lightening arrestors. The funds will be disbursed in August 2011, that is in the current financial year as follows:- Petros will get Kshs200,000, Bumwende will get Kshs249,980, Shibinga will get Kshs888,820 and Milimani will get Kshs188,320. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, part of the money allocated to my Ministry for infrastructure and emergency last year was taken away early this year to take care of the famine situation in this country. That was done when we passed the Supplementary Estimates. That is what caused the Ministry problems. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it depends on what came from the ground. Disbursement of Government money is not done arbitrarily. It is based on figures and the situation on the ground. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not got the question. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the policy is to train our teachers, students and parents to deal with emergencies. This is a continuous programme. So long as we have schools, we shall keep on training teachers on emergency preparedness. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the project of Prof. Jalang’o Akelo was a university project which was, of course, funded by the Government. So, I am not in a position to talk about it. As regards my Ministry, we are already implementing our plan. Our programme is on. That is why we are giving money to schools. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am here to give the Ministry’s position on this important matter. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the word go, I want to tell the House that, in principle, the Ministry supports this Motion. I remember the days when I was young and in primary school. The older boys were harassing girls especially when they were in their periods. I know that the situation might not have changed today, but that should be a thing of the past. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the overall function of the Ministry of Education is to provide ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: So, to some extent, we have supported the girl-child in this issue. Every girl-child receives three packets of sanitary pads every term. In addition to this, the girls receive information on issues like feminine hygiene, puberty and menstrual management from trained nurses. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Gender Desk has also been key in the development of gender in education policy, gender standards guidelines, sexual harassment and sexual offences awareness brochure. The investment programme organizes mentorship programmes for both boys and girls to encourage them to compete and excel in education, sensitize institutional managers on gender mainstreaming, advocate on ... view
• 2 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Kitui South Constituency, which has Mutomo and Ikutha districts, is arid and that all the primary and secondary schools are affected by the current famine. (b) Kitui South Constituency is classified as semi-arid in comparison to the rest of the country. Ikutha, Mutomo and Ikanga divisions were part of the larger Kitui South when the homegrown School Feeding Programme was initiated. However, later, the World Food Programme (WFP) which was supporting us withdrew its funding from the regular School Feeding Programme. Based on the resources available, the District ... view
• 2 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the Member of Parliament has raised is very understandable. We know the situation is very bad in the country. We shall take up the issue in the Ministry to help the situation because things are not very good in the country. view