Sabina Wanjiru Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: However, Muslim parents have been complaining about the denial of opportunity for their children to practise religious rituals in some public schools and have expressed discrimination on the basis of their faith and religious practices. The complaints have been as follows: Hindering all Muslim female students from wearing the Hijab, forcing Muslim learners to attend Christian church services and denial of Muslim learners to offer prayers of their faith. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: The Ministry, through their circular Ref.No.PR14070 dated 14th July, 2009, addressed to all the then Provincial Directors of Education directed all school heads to respect the wearing of Hijab, that is the head gear by female Muslim pupils and students in all public schools. This was in response to complaints from Muslim Women Rights to the then Provincial Director of Education, Coast Province. The stand of the Ministry on these directives has never changed. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: This is, therefore, an assurance that the Ministry respects the freedom of worship and will ensure that learners are allowed to exercise their faith in the institutions of their learning, including wearing of the Hijab for female learners. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. We invited the hon. Member to come before our Committee and the big question was what is happening with the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC). We also took to task some Ministry officials who had also come to see us. When circulars are issued by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and are not followed, what happens next? view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, even from the earlier answer, it seems that the public did not complain directly, especially in the naming of principals and then the Ministry is not able to follow up. I would also like to urge the hon. Member because she mentioned some of the schools that are forcing Muslim girls not to wear head gear; we want to get information on these schools so that specific action can be taken. Currently, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has not taken any action on any of the principals who have not adhered to this circular from the ... view
• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on the issue of Form One intake, we are going to have a meeting with the taskforce that was supposed to complete its work on 16th. So, this Thursday they are going to make a presentation to the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology. So, all hon. Members who have questions about the Form One intake and fee structure should join the Committee at 10.00 a.m. so that they can listen to the Cabinet Secretary and interrogate submissions by the taskforce. view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. We have just concluded a meeting which had started at 10.00 a.m. My apologies for walking in a bit late. Pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c) of the National Assembly, the Member for Runyenjes Constituency, hon. Cecily Mbarire, requested for a Statement from our Committee on Education, Research and Technology regarding the online loan application systems failure at Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). I wish to respond to the issues as follows:- HELB introduced the online loan application platform five years ago to replace the manual application process in a bid to enhance service delivery and ... view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I will ask my Committee to also assist me on this. The first question is on the funding. Hon. Members have asked this House to increase the funding for HELB. We, as a Committee, are also looking for ways that we can have all the bursaries that are being given from Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) and other sources such as Ministries and HELB, to be at the constituency level so that, at least, we can control the allocation. HELB has also worked on the loan recovery, which affected some of us before we became Members ... view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: So, the number of students has made it not possible for many students to get loans. There is also lack of aggressiveness from the students to check their accounts. HELB also gives a personal identification number (PIN) which they can use to check online whether they have received the funding or not. On the age of 18 years, the Board is addressing this issue. That is because the identity card (ID) was used as a PIN for registration. The Board is working to see whether the students who have not attained the age of 18 years can have other ways ... view