Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I do empathize with the sentiments expressed by my colleagues. I do appreciate their desire to have this thing this afternoon. However, between now and the afternoon, there is still very little time. But nonetheless, having said that, I was going to plead to hon. Members that they allow the Minsiter to proceed with the amendments on the following proviso. The proviso is very important that we move very systematically from clause to clause where the Minister explains what he is introducing as an amendment from the original Bill by quoting to the House that ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me thank the senior counsel, the Minister for Education, hon. Mutula Kilonzo, for requesting me to second this very important Bill; the Bill establishing the TSC Bill, 2012, by this National Assembly and, of course, putting the old TSC to rest so that the new one can rise up like the owl of Minerva in its place. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we read this Bill, particularly if we go to Article 6 of the Bill which talks about qualification for appointment of chairperson and members of the Commission, you will see the importance of what we have done today in this House. This Article says, “A person shall be qualified for appointment as the Chairperson if such a person:- (a) Holds a degree in education from a university recognized in Kenya.” Now, if we are going to make such laws for institutions as important as the TSC and we say that both the chairman, secretary ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me say something about education in this country. Apart from the fact that our founding fathers, when they founded this nation, declared war on three things; ignorance, poverty and disease, in that order and making them equally important as enemies of the people of Kenya, education has always been a prime concern for Kenyans even in colonial times. That is why nationalists like Jomo Kenyatta and Mbiyu Koinange started Thogoto Teacher Training College here in Kiambu to find alternative teacher-training institutions for the people of Kenya who did not have access to teacher training. ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, likewise in the established churches then, independent churches arose. I know, for example, that in Nyanza, the Nomiya Luo Mission arose not simply to give an alternative view of religion to Africans as opposed to the established churches imported from abroad, but also to use the church to establish schools that would give education to our people. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: In that regard, education has always been primary to the lifeline of our people and, indeed, after Independence, the Government and the people of Kenya, seeing that the Government itself could not provide proper facilities and teachers for its people, the people of Kenya started the harambee movement to establish schools and, indeed, to hire teachers to teach. Therefore, the TSC, right from its very beginning, was established not only to regulate the teaching profession, but to set standards for the teaching profession; a subject which is competently addressed in this particular Bill. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to go to the issue of standards in the teaching profession. The fact that standards are so important in achieving excellence, if we do not have a commission that jealously looks after and promotes standards our education will be run down. What I fear is that over the years, particularly as education has expanded – and, indeed, we are now expanding education at the higher level, including universities and so on – we must pay specific and particular attention to standards, otherwise, we run a risk where people have certificates but they cannot ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me say this one. Clause 35(1) further says: “---comply with the teaching standards prescribed in the Commission under this Act. (2) For purpose of subsection (1), the Commission shall- (a) require every registered teacher to undertake career progression and professional development programmes---” This is very important. The reason I want to conclude with this is I think that in order for people to comply with this provision, we need to have in our counties Education Development Centres or Teacher Development Centres where teachers can go to do research, get some more information or to ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, earlier in the day this afternoon, I heard you make a ruling when hon. Dr. Khalwale was making a contribution; that we should not anticipate debate on anything in the House. I think hon. Khalwale was saying that tomorrow we might have an adjournment. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you ruled that, that is anticipating debate. I, therefore, assume that having an adjournment should not limit or predicate our discussions on the agenda of the House. Therefore, I also want to empathise with my colleagues on the other side that given the matter that is coming before us tomorrow morning is to do with Vote on Account and that, Members genuinely and constitutionally - as the Chairladyman of the Budget Committee has shown - have serious concerns about that procedure on Vote on Account, I would like both sides to agree that the issue of ... view