Sabina Wanjiru Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: It is high time this nation took up issues of drug abuse and trafficking as a national disaster, and provided protection to people who can give adequate information about who the drug barons are and where the drugs are sold. Sometimes, when it comes to issues of terrorism, we might as a nation need to protect witnesses and even evacuate or move them outside the country. It is important that we pass this Bill so that we have a proper way of securing witnesses even outside this nation. We have had cases where witnesses’ homes have been burned and where ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: I support this Bill. It is high time this National Assembly supports and passes it. The saddest part is that sometimes we pass many good laws in this House, but their implementation takes ages. I hope the relevant agency will take it up as soon as we pass it and start its implementation. view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the County Early Childhood Education Bill (Senate Bill No. 23 of 2014) be now read a second time. view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill is a linkage with the Constitution on the Basic Education Act 2013. Article 15 of the Constitution provides for the rights of a child, which includes the right to free and compulsory basic education. The Basic Education Act gives effect to that constitutional provision. Therefore, the Bill provides a welcome linkage between the Constitution and the Basic Education Act 2013, to provide an integrated framework for a comprehensive strategy for Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) that has been missing. There is provision for the involvement of the county governments in education in the Fourth Schedule of our Constitution. ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: At the outset, I would like to mention that as a Committee, when we went through the Bill, we saw that the Senate did a good job. However, there a lot of amendments we will move in the Committee of the whole House. I want to bring to the attention of this House that when the Bill came before the Committee, it was meant not to be a money bill and we know that the Senate cannot originate a money Bill. However, as we went through the Bill, we found several contradicting issues within the Bill. So, as a Committee, ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Article 235 (2) of the Constitution says:- “Clause (1) shall not apply to any office or position subject to the Teachers Service Commission.” view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: So, we will seek the advice of the Speaker because when you go to Article 237 of the Constitution, the mandate of the Teachers Service Commission is clear. Part of it is that there will be establishment of TSC. It says that the functions of the Commission are to register and train teachers and to recruit and employ registered teachers. Sub-article (c) says: “To assign teachers employed by the Commission for service in any public school or institution.” The big question the Committee is asking itself is whether the ECDE teachers are meant to be employed by TSC. I am ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: education. That means that if there is any child who is not allowed access to education at that ECDE level, they cannot access class one education. It is important for that harmonisation to be done by the Government. Clause 5 expands the right to free early education and articulates the issues under Article 53 of the Constitution. That is why we actually would like ECDE to be free for all. When you go to Clause 7, it is the duty of parents and guardians to ensure that all children attend school. We give the parent this duty to ensure that ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to ask my colleagues to consult in lower tones so that I am not distracted. view