Ronald Kiprotich Tonui

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 881 of 881.

• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: In education, the President mentioned that there is need to increase the number of institutes of technology. I think this is important. If this is done, we will create self-employment opportunities for our people. This will expand employment opportunities. We should not only expand opportunities in white collar jobs, but we should also expand opportunities in blue collar jobs. view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: On the issue of laptops, I support it only that I would have wished that we should also give students in Form One a chance to have these facilities. That is the direction we are taking. However, we should not forget the need to have adequate teachers in our schools. There are many schools which have been started but they do not have teachers. Many students go to school to play and then return home. Many of the schools which have been opened for the last two years do not have even a head teacher. We must prioritize employment of ... view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: On the issue of laptops, I support it only that I would have wished that we should also give students in Form One a chance to have these facilities. That is the direction we are taking. However, we should not forget the need to have adequate teachers in our schools. There are many schools which have been started but they do not have teachers. Many students go to school to play and then return home. Many of the schools which have been opened for the last two years do not have even a head teacher. We must prioritize employment of ... view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: If we compare the performance of our public schools with the performance of private schools, we will find that the students in private schools are doing well because of the number of teachers they have. Private schools are adequately staffed unlike public schools. If you compare the public schools in the rural areas with those in the urban areas, you will find that they are not the same. The public schools in urban areas are doing very well while the public schools in the rural areas are performing miserably because of lack of adequate teachers. So, I urge the Government ... view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: If we compare the performance of our public schools with the performance of private schools, we will find that the students in private schools are doing well because of the number of teachers they have. Private schools are adequately staffed unlike public schools. If you compare the public schools in the rural areas with those in the urban areas, you will find that they are not the same. The public schools in urban areas are doing very well while the public schools in the rural areas are performing miserably because of lack of adequate teachers. So, I urge the Government ... view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: We rely on farming in Bomet County and more so the tea sector. I was happy His Excellency took a lot of time to emphasize on the need to modernize agriculture. There is a maize disease in Bomet County which is destroying our crops and yet no attention is being paid to it. This disease started in Bomet in South Rift and it may extend throughout this country if no action is taken to contain it. I would like the Government to concentrate on finding ways of solving this problem before the disease extends to other parts of this country. view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: We rely on farming in Bomet County and more so the tea sector. I was happy His Excellency took a lot of time to emphasize on the need to modernize agriculture. There is a maize disease in Bomet County which is destroying our crops and yet no attention is being paid to it. This disease started in Bomet in South Rift and it may extend throughout this country if no action is taken to contain it. I would like the Government to concentrate on finding ways of solving this problem before the disease extends to other parts of this country. view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, tea farming is a major activity in Bomet Central Constituency. Tea farmers are really suffering because of bad roads. They are also suffering because of taxation. It is only in the tea sector where we have tax even on research. There is no tax on research for potatoes. However, when it comes to tea, there is even tax on tea farming. I would like this tax to be removed because tea is a foreign currency earner and farmers should be encouraged to grow it instead of being discouraged. I would like this Parliament to also consider, in ... view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, tea farming is a major activity in Bomet Central Constituency. Tea farmers are really suffering because of bad roads. They are also suffering because of taxation. It is only in the tea sector where we have tax even on research. There is no tax on research for potatoes. However, when it comes to tea, there is even tax on tea farming. I would like this tax to be removed because tea is a foreign currency earner and farmers should be encouraged to grow it instead of being discouraged. I would like this Parliament to also consider, in ... view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: I was happy when the Head of State mentioned that--- view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: I was happy when the Head of State mentioned that--- view