Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1511 to 1520 of 1925.

• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member may wish to know that one of the major guidelines in giving the Kshs10 million to all the 18 TTCs is to have the target groups reached out. In reaching out those target groups, the determining criteria must be orphans; that is, total or partial, self-sponsored students without guardians or parents, socially and economically disadvantaged students including vulnerable students from the ASAL areas, urban slums and needy students. The amounts must be allocated in consonance with these needs which have been clearly specified in the guidelines to all TTCs. With regard to increasing the ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am aware that some colleges are asking for full payment. I am one of the victims as a Member of Parliament for Nyaribari Masaba. I was faced by a poor child who told me that he could not be admitted to a college without the full payment. Consequently, we called all the Principals of TTCs. We discussed this matter which again was raised by the head teachers of various institutions in the country during the KEPSA meeting held in Mombasa. We have set up a task force over this issue and it will report in December, ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one area I am considering is that you cannot ask poor students to pay this money in one installment. They will either not attend the colleges and therefore, they will lose that opportunity or they will simply fall out of those colleges. Therefore, I instruct all the principals of the TTCs that the minimum we can live with at this stage is two installments. As for the unit cost of training a P1 teacher and which will have direct relevance to the amount of books and educational materials required for training, this will have to wait for ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government does not guarantee job entry at the end of training of any profession. What the Government guarantees is a requisite, tacit and candid professional training like the P1 teachers. Moreover, it is not only the Government that trains teachers. There are other private institutions that train teachers at a much higher cost than the Government. With regard to what we can do to alleviate the suffering of some of the teachers who are out there after completing their professional training, we have already employed, through the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP), between 19,000 and 20,000 teachers. ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is our intention to reduce the work load of students carrying heavy materials. That is why it is now compulsory in all our TTCs that we use the ICT as a vehicle of training. They should be able to reduce the bulkiness of the materials by using the ICT. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, let me disabuse the notion that we are paying Kshs78,000 in a year. The first year is Kshs38,000 and the second year is Kshs27,000. That is what adds up to Kshs70,000. So, you cannot compile first year to second year and put it in one installment. All we say is that, given the amount of money - there is no change in fees for the last 16 years except for the boarding fees – we have not changed the structure nor the amount of money payable as school fees by teachers being trained in ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In view of the nature of that Question, as a Ministry, we intend to pursue it to its logical conclusion so that the family of the deceased can be compensated. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I apologize for coming late. I had estimated that the Question would be listed far down the line. One of the reasons why I came late is because when I looked at this Question, I found out that the senior officer who had been detailed to handle this Question had unfortunately lost her daughter and gone for the burial ceremony. We realized this morning that she was the one supposed to have that Question answered. I have already explained this to the hon. Member and if this is with the concurrence of the ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, indeed, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is my expectation that by tomorrow, the hon. Member will have a written answer. view