Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 1845.

• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is misleading the House. view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The average enrolment levels and transition rates of the girl-child in Marsabit and Isiolo counties are shown in the table which has been provided to the Member of Parliament. (b) The Ministry has initiated the following programmes and initiatives to encourage the girl-child education in Marsabit and Isiolo counties:- view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: 1. Developed the gender policy in education in July, 2007 to mainstream gender at all educational levels, institution policies, programmes and activities, learning, implementation and budget processes. view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: 2. The Ministry has developed a policy framework for the nomadic education in Kenya to address the challenges of access, equity and quality education in ASAL regions, including Marsabit and Isiolo. view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: 3. The Ministry has opened more educational institutions for equal access and opportunities for both girls and boys and additional boarding schools. For example, we have Kubi, Bagasa and St. Theresa’s schools in Isiolo. view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: 4. The Ministry is implementing affirmative action in granting bursary funds of five per cent more marks on meriting and poverty levels for the girls. view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: 5. The Ministry has established and expanded low cost boarding schools for improved access, retention and completion. The Ministry has also established centres of academic excellence in the constituencies under the ESP programme. view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: 6. We have introduced this education for conflict management and resolution to provide favourable learning, infrastructure development for the teachers and learners. view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: 7. We have implemented the school infrastructure improvement programme by disbursing funds to the needy schools for infrastructure development. view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: 8. We also have the option of taking legal action against the culture and abuse, especially with regard to early marriages and enforcement of Children Act and Sexual Offences Act. 9. We have also introduced mobile schools for improving nomadic education. A total of Kshs21,847,064 to support mobile schools has been disbursed between 2006 and 2010. The Ministry is also implementing the National Food Security and Nutrition Policy and School Help and Nutrition Policy to address the challenges of food insecurity and view