Robert Mbui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, many of these have been picked from the Statutory Instruments Act which is basically used by the Committee on Delegated Legislation of this House and also for regulation- making authorities at the national level. In my observation of that Act, I have seen certain flaws, maybe not completely negative, but certain things they have picked which I think they needed to have thought through. The first one is in the definition of a statutory instrument. The definition is extremely wide because it talks about 'any rule, order, regulation, direction, form, tariff of costs of fees, letters, patent, commission, ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: and that is the time we come face to face with the regulations. In addition, many times there are some basic flaws on minor things that need to be changed. Unfortunately, once it is published, the only recourse that we have - which is also in this law for county assemblies - is 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
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: that they have to annul. Therefore, it becomes an exercise in futility when regulation-making authorities make a regulation, publish it, send it to the assembly and then it is rejected. It is important that they ensure that there is pre-publication scrutiny where both parties, the county assemblies and the regulation-making authorities that would be the CECs and the governor's team, have meetings and discussions. This is so that by the time it is published, it becomes law without wastage of much time. With those few remarks, Hon. Speaker, I thank you and support. view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Unlike previous Parliaments, this is a budget-making House. It is unfortunate that when we pass a Budget like we did and we have the NG-CDF as part of it, the CS can choose what to fund and what not to fund. I now understand that they are coming back to this House. They are constantly coming to this House for support. I just ask myself what is the solution when you have a debt with people? The solution is to pay. Why can the CS not prioritise the NG-CDF funds so that we can, at ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to the debate on this Bill from the Senate that wishes to provide a framework for establishment of systems for the administration of ECDs within the county. As we discuss this Bill, we have to remember that there is fundamental right to free and compulsory basic education enshrined under Article 53 of the Constitution and, clearly, this is part of it because ECD is part of basic education. Clause 3 of the Bill talks about the provisions of a framework for the establishment of comprehensive ECD ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Another issue I am happy about is the fact that the Bill seeks to provide a framework for the establishment of the infrastructure necessary to support provision of quality education in ECD centres. It is clear from the Bill that ECD centres are meant to be funded by the county governments. It is unfortunate that if you go round the country, you will notice that our primary schools are continuously being improved by constructing additional classrooms and undertaking renovations, but our ECD centres, in most of our constituencies, are actually an eyesore. What has happened is that governors have concentrated ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: We also have to look at quality and the Bill talks about it. It provides that qualifications of teachers and their registration shall be enhanced. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics in 2016 noted that half of ECD teachers were actually not trained. That is a shame because when we start a child off with a good foundation, it helps to build them and enjoy education all their life. If the foundation is weak, we obviously create failures. Unfortunately, if we are going to have many untrained teachers starting off our children at the foundation level, that becomes negative. I ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of partnership between the national Government, the county governments, private persons and relevant stakeholders. This is critical because we have seen situations where there is conflict of ownership of land on which schools are built. You will find a church, school management and the Government claiming the same land. Sometimes, you find private individuals claiming ownership of land on which a public school stands. So, through this kind of partnership, it has to be done in a systematic manner showing clearly who owns the institution and where they can come together, they do so. view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Finally, another issue of importance to me is registration. Clause 19 (3) provides that registration for ECD centres must be for schools that stand on not less than an acre of land. How many ECD centres in this country really exist within an acre? Majority of them are not even on a quarter an acre. As much as I support it, it is really ambitious though it is in the right direction. However, it is important to look at those things in a proper manner lest we legislate in vain. If 80 per cent of the schools are already on ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view