Raphael Lakalei Letimalo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank Hon. Sakaja for donating one minute to me. I wish he could listen to me. If you look at Part VII of the Bill, you will find that we are talking about affirmative action. While I agree with the areas that he has touched on, it is important to consider the pastoral areas. As a Chairman, he has visited some of these areas where there are conflicts as a result of rampant cattle rustling. The people who are involved in this conflict are the youth who are illiterate and they ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Mover for donating one minute to me. I truly support this Motion. I just want to contribute to the Development Vote, and more specifically, on the State Department for Planning and Devolution. We appreciate the noble course taken by the Government to empower women and the youth through the Uwezo Fund. To enable women and the youth sustain these projects, proper training should be done. On the accelerated ASAL development, it is important to note that pastoral areas have experienced many conflicts. As I said in the morning, and I ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: It is Samburu East. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank hon. Irungu for donating one minute to me to enable me contribute to this Bill. We must accept the fact that the job market in Kenya is becoming very competitive to an extent that unless one has a university degree, it is not possible to secure a job in Kenya. This is applicable both to the national Government and county governments. It is for that reason that there is overwhelming interest in Kenyans acquiring higher education. This applies to both those who are endowed with resources ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: It is important that since the Government has actually made provisions for many public institutions such as CDF, HELB and county governments to provide bursaries to needy students, it is important for HELB to come up with a mechanism to harmonize this public fund to ensure that no student misses college fees or fails to meet the education that one requires. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Lastly, we are saying it is important for the Board to give reasons whenever an applicant applies and probably his or her applications are rejected. Reasons must be given so that if it is due to misconduct, then it becomes a learning lesson to other students. If the reasons are valid and satisfactory, then the students will be able to have opportunity to seek for assistance elsewhere. I thank you. view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. The main objective of this Motion is to abolish examination fees payable by KCPE and KCSE candidates. We must really appreciate what the previous governments have been doing to make education accessible and affordable. We remember that the Kenya African National Union (KANU) regime, under former President Moi’s leadership, introduced the free school milk programme, which was actually important because it enabled children from poor backgrounds to have milk and concentrate in classwork. The National Alliance Rainbow Coalition (NARC) Government, under the leadership of ... view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. The main objective of this Motion is to abolish examination fees payable by KCPE and KCSE candidates. We must really appreciate what the previous governments have been doing to make education accessible and affordable. We remember that the Kenya African National Union (KANU) regime, under former President Moi’s leadership, introduced the free school milk programme, which was actually important because it enabled children from poor backgrounds to have milk and concentrate in classwork. The National Alliance Rainbow Coalition (NARC) Government, under the leadership of ... view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: examination fees is actually an indication that the Government wants to make education affordable and accessible to all. This has a lot of advantages. One, the payment of examination fees by the Government helps to minimise cases of dropouts. It is possible that a child may be able to continue with education but when it comes to sitting for examinations, they drop out because their parents failed to pay the examination fee. It is actually a disadvantage. Secondly, it has improved the transitional rate of students, specifically from primary to secondary school and ultimately to university education. So, it is ... view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: examination fees is actually an indication that the Government wants to make education affordable and accessible to all. This has a lot of advantages. One, the payment of examination fees by the Government helps to minimise cases of dropouts. It is possible that a child may be able to continue with education but when it comes to sitting for examinations, they drop out because their parents failed to pay the examination fee. It is actually a disadvantage. Secondly, it has improved the transitional rate of students, specifically from primary to secondary school and ultimately to university education. So, it is ... view
• 21 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view