Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 731 to 740 of 1845.

• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that the cost of everything has gone up. The standardised fee structure will be subject to review by the Ministry. However, one thing I know is that should the Ministry come up with a fees structure that imposes higher levies, we, Members of Parliament, will be the first ones to say that the Ministry has allowed schools to hike fees. So, because of the increased cost of living, it is true that school fees will be subject to review. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: (a) The list of registered private schools operating in Kisumu Town West Constituency is attached and the hon. Member has it. I just want to make a small correction to that list. I would like to draw the attention of the hon. Member that among the private primary schools, we also have Jans Academy. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: (b) It is not the policy of the Ministry to exclude private schools and other stakeholders in its decision making organs. In fact, the Ministry has been including private schools in various decision making organs, including the District Education Boards (DEBs). They are represented by the primary and secondary teachers’ heads as region chairmen in the DEBs. Further, in line with the new Constitution, I have formed a task force to review the structure, management and governance of education systems in Kenya, including the role of public/private partnership participation. The private schools and hon. Members will have an opportunity to ... view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: (c) The Ministry provides grants to public schools and not to private schools. The grants cater for the majority of poor and needy children. Parents are free to take their children to schools of their choice depending on their financial abilities and other factors. The only non- government schools funded by the Ministry are non-formal schools and non-formal education centres, which are in urban and unplanned settlements as registered by the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Children, Gender and Social Development. The non-formal schools receive grants of Kshs650 per child per year. Since 2004, 410 non-formal schools and ... view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the non-formal schools are not Government schools. The money that is given; that Kshs1,065 per child that the hon. Member has talked about is given to children in Government schools. Non-formal schools are community-based schools that are not registered as Government schools. They are actually run by Community Based Organizations (CBOs). Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry is currently in the process of mainstreaming these non-formal schools into the main education system so that they benefit just like the other schools. That is now in the process and we are fast tracking it. It will come along with what the task force will get for us. I have appealed to the hon. Members to give their views to the task force which will move across the country. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, private schools are registered by my Ministry and, therefore, they benefit from the supervision which is done by quality assurance and standards officers from my Ministry. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member knows that we passed the new Constitution and he was part of it and all of us are part of it. Everything that will be part of the new dispensation involves giving information to the various task forces. I wish to repeat that we have a lot of faith in that task force because they have well defined terms which they will use to collect information from the public. view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view