Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 771 to 780 of 1845.

• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: However, if you read the Question well, it is asking me to enlist schools in the counties and not constituencies. If you look at the table we have the counties and at the far right we have a list of schools in the counties. For convenience, we have provided information regarding the various constituencies within those counties. If you want information of schools within the constituencies, I can go back and provide. The Question asked for schools in the 47 counties and not constituencies. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we have in this answer is very useful information to the hon. Members because it shows how these schools were distributed before. This is why with regard to equitable distribution of available spaces in schools, my Ministry is proposing, at least, two national schools per county. That will help in resolving this inequitable distribution. If this House helps me to put this through, the problems that my colleagues have will be solved. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the ESP, a centre of excellence was proposed for each constituency and funds provided. It was the District Education Boards (DEBs), in which all MPs sit, that were mandated to decide what would be the centres of excellence. They were to decide whether to improve the already existing schools or start new ones. The centres of excellence are there and they are being done for each constituency. The two national status schools per county is an additional proposal. It is not replacing the centres of excellence. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, that is the reality. That is the truth of the matter in this country as it has been before. In fact, those are the historical injustices we want to sort out if this House gives me the support. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Bw. Spika, Serikali inaweza--- view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was only smiling. May I beg the indulgence of the Chair and the House that I respond in English? I am better in English. I will still give the answer. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has set aside Kshs30 million to take care of improvement of eduation in each constituency in terms of setting up centres of excellence. Each of the hon. Members of this House knows how that money is being spent in their respective constituencies. In addition, the Government has--- view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member has asked me to state the measures we have put in place, in addition to what we have done. We all know that the resources that are availed to us can only be spread out to a certain extent. We are using the resources we have been given in this financial year to upgrade all the national schools. If, through this House the Treasury gives my Ministry more funds, we shall improve all the existing provincial schools. It is already proposed that all the existing provincial schools in each county be promoted to ... view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to read out the names of the counties which are extremely marginalised, and where there are no provincial schools, so that everybody knows them. These are Elgeyo Marakwet, Kilifi, Taita Taveta, Tana River, Lamu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Mandera and Wajir counties. The question as to why these counties do not have provincial schools can be asked to the previous regimes. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are going to promote two institutions to national schools in each of those counties. Since those counties have no provincial schools currently, we will consider promoting one more institution to ... view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I have dealt with the issue that the hon. Member is raising. view