Sabina Wanjiru Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 44(2)(c), hon. Daniel Epuyon Nanok, the Member for Turkana West Constituency, requested a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology concerning the establishment of low- cost boarding primary schools in Turkana County. I would like to respond as follows. The establishment of low-cost boarding schools is a strategy by the Government of Kenya to ensure improved access to quality basic education for children from nomadic communities living in ASALs and other marginalised areas. The strategy allows nomadic pastoralists to take their children to ... view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 1. be registered by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as a public institutions; view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 2. validated by the national office on the need and suitability of their status as low-cost boarding school; view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 3. meet the minimum standards for establishment of low-cost boarding school; the standards are attached to this Report; 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
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 4. make a formal request to the national office, through the County Education Board. Funding is subject to availability of funds in the Investment Programme Vote Head. Hon. Deputy Speaker, in Turkana West Constituency, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is currently funding seven schools at a cost of Kshs15,592,470 per year. Five schools in the constituency have already requested low-cost boarding schools. The status of the applications is that they are awaiting funding. The lists of the new low-cost boarding schools requests and schools already receiving funds have been provided in response to questions 1 and 3. The ... view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker--- view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I just want to make one clarification that the answers I have given today were as per the questions asked by the hon. Daniel Epuyo Nanok. Some of the clarifications that my colleagues are seeking might require us to have a further meeting with the Ministry of Education, I can see there is a lot of interest in hon. Members from Turkana County, whom we can invite to our meetings. Hon. Daniel Epuyo had asked about approval of boarding schools; he gave specific schools that he wanted to know whether they are in the list. ... view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: It is also important for other Members to know that the issue about a school being classified as a low-cost boarding school is an initiative that must come from the parents, the leadership and also the Ministry of Education and the guidelines clearly state this. Among the requirements, for economic purposes, is that the distance between the low- cost boarding schools in the sub-county should not be less than 30 kilometers apart, unless under special circumstances explained by the County Education Board. Those are some of the requirements that are given by Government for the existence of these low- cost ... view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: There are some hon. Members who wanted to know whether it is only in the ASAL areas. When I started my Statement, I said low-cost boarding schools are a strategy by the Kenyan Government to ensure improved access to quality basic education by children in nomadic communities living in Arid and Semi Arid lands (ASALs) and other marginalized areas. That means even other areas can apply for such schools even if they are not in ASALs. The strategy allows the nomadic pastoralists to take their children to school as they move from place to place in search of water and ... view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Finally, hon. Kaluma has raised a very important point; yes, we have some counties which are marginalized but they are getting a lot of money from the Equalization Fund. Also, in the Ministry of Education, there is a fund, and from the CDF they get a lot of money as compared to other counties. Also, as their county governments receive a lot of money compared to other counties. I would advise all the Leaders that the issue about education and putting our children to school is a collective responsibility not only of the Ministry of education but of all of ... view