Richard Ken Chonga Kiti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this important Report by the Committee on Delegated Legislation, which seeks to establish a charter for the Open University of Kenya. I am very excited to talk about this because I first heard of an open university in 1998 when I was a young student. It is long overdue. 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
• 6 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: I have looked at this document and listened to the Mover of the Motion, as well as the Seconder. I was very interested in the courses being offered. I would like to draw the attention of Members to Page 3 of the Report. As per their discussions with the Ministry of Education and proponents of the university, the Committee has identified the courses that the university will offer. These include Bachelor of Science in Data Science degree which is extremely important. Our students spend a lot of money on other courses similar to data science such as information technology courses ... view
• 6 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, one extremely important course is that of health promotion. Doctors have realised that treatment of diseases is not the most important aspect of health. I am very happy that President (Dr) Samoei Ruto has realised that health promotion is extremely important, and ordered the Ministry of Education to not only focus on curative health, but also on preventive health. That is why health education and promotion must be taken seriously. The Departmental Committee on Education can also reach out to the best universities in the world such as Manchester University, the University of Florida, the University of ... view
• 5 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this extremely important Motion that has been brought by Hon. Ruku. First, I would like to congratulate him because having sat in this House for the last 10 years, I have seen him come up with very important Motions and supporting very important Bills. I encourage him to continue doing so. view
• 5 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: As I support this Motion, I would like to start with numbers. The issue of junior secondary schools is a matter of discussion in this House. I have a total of 275 primary schools in my constituency. That tells you that I have over 300 schools in my constituency. I know Members are shocked because some of them have 4 or 10 or 20 primary schools. We have Members who are seated in this House who take care of more than 300 schools, and I am one of them. Out of the 275 primary schools, 100 have been condemned and ... view
• 5 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, if we give them clean books, the administrators in junior secondary schools will put down their own notes and we will have schools that are properly managed. As Members of Parliament, we have put a lot of money in managing our primary schools and junior secondary schools. It is important that when we provide money for junior secondary schools, that money is put into good use. I call upon the Ministry of Education and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 5 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: our former colleague, Cabinet Secretary Machogu, to ensure that there are junior secondary schools in all primary schools to enable our children to be properly taught within the villages. That way, we will have 100 per cent transition to secondary schools. I look forward to that. view
• 5 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: During the campaigns, I told my constituents of Kitui South in Ikutha and Mutomo sub- counties that there will be a secondary school in every primary school. I have a problem explaining to them why 100 primary schools in Kitui South do not have junior secondary schools. As I support this Motion, I would like to thank Hon. Ruku. I want to call upon the Ministry to tell this House whether they need money so that funds can be appropriated and we can have junior secondary school in every primary school. Hon. Temporary Speaker, teachers are being taken back to ... view
• 5 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support this extremely important Motion. view
• 29 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: (Kilifi South, ODM) view