Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1421 to 1430 of 1925.

• 26 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Ogindo asked: “What will Asumbi Girls gain out of this?” The answer is national status, of course. It is good to be in that bracket. Mr. Lagat asked: “Why not take centres of excellence and upgrade them?” I have already said why they should be there. view
• 26 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, obviously, I did not give the details. Once you are in the bracket of a national school, then you are given priority in funding, provision of teachers and various investments. Regarding what these schools will be doing to produce nationalists, that hinges on the type of curriculum that we will eventually develop and subjects that we intend to teach our children on how to grow to adulthood. So, there is a lot to be gained apart from the national status. It is not an empty promise. view
• 26 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Baiya asked: “What is the key priority?” The key priority is to ensure, in conformity with the education for all by 2015, the Millennium Development Goals, that every school going child, first and foremost, is in school. Secondly, we want to ensure that there is retention of that child in the classroom for the business of learning. Thirdly, we want to ensure that there is increased transition rate. When we started in 2003, the transition rate was 46.4 percent but today, it is 72.5 percent. We are ahead of our stipulated transition rate by MDGs of 70 percent by ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that Mutomo District Education Board requested for more education zones due to the vastness of the area and large number of primary schools. (b) The Ministry will consider creating Maluma, Kalivu, Kasaala, Mathima and Kyatune zones after analysing the report of the National Task Force on the alignment of the education sector to the new Constitution. The task force visited all the counties, including Kitui, between May 8th and May 13th, 2011, and gathered information and views from stakeholders. That report will form the basis of criteria for ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the norm for creating new zones is based on the number of schools that the officer would be administering at any given area, including the geographical terrain and vastness of the area. In the case of Mutomo District, you are aware that we have 143 schools. Applying the standard rule of 30 schools to a zone, then you are entitled to five zones. Currently, you have three zones. Whatever the outcome of the taskforce, we can only add you two additional zones to effectively administer the educational services in Mutomo District. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member listened to me very carefully, in part “c “of my answer, I said that we have now engaged both the Ministry and the Public Service Commission on the staffing norms of the Ministry of Education. Once this decision is made, then the new posts will be advertized which, obviously include the new zonal offices. Once they advertize, qualified officers will apply for the posts and we will, accordingly, post the two to Mutomo District. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the Supplementary Estimates, my Ministry got a little money; more than Kshs40 million. Currently, the tendering process has reached an advanced stage, on the type and model of the vehicle that we want to buy for some of the remote districts that have not been able to receive vehicles. It may not be possible to get every district a vehicle because if you remember, originally we had 76 districts but now we have 286 districts. That creates a nightmare for us in terms of transport facilities for our officers. However, as a Ministry, we have petitioned ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I gave the taskforce six months. The earliest that I expect the preliminary report is next week. I will expect to get the final report sometimes between August and September. Despite what the report says, I will do an accurate analysis and if there are any areas of omission or commission which may not have been attended to, we will go back to the stakeholders to refine the document and finally prepare both the Sessional Paper and Bill to Cabinet, which will eventually find its way to this House for further debate and policy enunciation and legal ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just come in, but whatever the situation, in the spirit of collective responsibility, I endeavour to inform him to answer this Question. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy to announce that he has just arrived! view