Sammy Rutto

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 11 to 20 of 56.

• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Education has been very careless on this matter. The Assistant Minister has admitted that at the moment the Ministry does not have a comprehensive list of colleges. Many Kenyans have lost money through colleges of this kind. They send their children there and they get sub-standard education. When will the Assistant Minister ensure that the Commission for Higher Education is empowered enough to monitor this and quickly? view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, part of the reason why we have this problem is because the Act that created the Commission for Higher Education has not been revised to strengthen the Commission in this task. Could the Assistant Minister tell this House when he will bring that Act to Parliament so that we can amend it and strengthen the Commission for Higher Education? view
• 8 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a matter of curiosity, could the Assistant Minister update this House on what measures he has taken to ensure that the learning process of students in Mt. Elgon District, which is currently affected by insecurity problems, is not affected? view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Sir, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion. First of all, it is commendable that the Government raised the expenditure on education by 11 per cent, as the Minister for Finance mentioned during his Budget Speech. In distributing the specific allocations for the Ministry of Education, the Minister gave Kshs8.1 billion to free primary education. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to point out the following areas that the Minister, in his allocation of resources, seems to have forgotten. One area that has consistently been mentioned is the early childhood development. ... view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, ethnicity is an issue, but I will steer clear of that. view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will stop. July 17, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2539 I appreciate the fact that the Government has allocated a lot of funds to the Ministry of Education. Indeed, education, to me, should be the greatest investment a society can make in improving the health of its people, eradicating poverty and in liberating her people from the limiting circumstances of today and tomorrow. I beg to support. view
• 10 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me inform the Minister that he is out of touch with this matter. Near his home in Nyota, Kuresoi, in a school called Karirikania School for the Disabled, children are paying fees. The Minister has a farm in Nyota. Given that these children are often neglected by parents because of the stigma associated with disability, could the Minister consider paying school fees for these children and anything else that is supposed to be paid? view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, concerning the standards, the Assistant Minister has clearly said that the Ministry keeps hoping that the Senate will check on the standards. I would like him to explain, specifically, what his Ministry is doing to check and ensure that the various Senates check on the standards. Secondly, what has the Ministry done to improve the capacity of the Commission for Higher Education to check on the standards? view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second the Motion. This Motion is quite timely and I think we all need to support the sentiments expressed by it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have noted three salient features that the Motion wishes to address, particularly, with regard to the marginalised communities and groups in this country. The first salient feature relates to access and retention of children in those marginalised groups. The Motion assumes, and rightly so, that children or students in the marginal areas have problems of access and retention in the education circle. The other issue ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I suppose so, but I can explain. I understand marginal areas to be areas that are not sufficiently endowed, particularly, in terms of economic capacity. I am talking about Turkana, Pokot, the coastal region, Maasai and Kuria. I am also referring to the women and the girl-child. view