Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1691 to 1700 of 1925.

• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I will answer the first question by hon. Dr. Khalwale. The competent body that will know the shortages of teachers will be the TSC. There is a ratio that is calculated to know the number of teachers expected in every primary and secondary school based on the core subjects. What I have told you is the correct figure. Last year, when I came before the Floor of this House presenting the Budget, at that time, the shortage was slightly above 50,000 teachers. There has never been recruitment since that time. To refresh the ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Indeed, I even suggested on the Floor of this House and in our Budgetary proposal to Treasury, that, not only did we need the 6,000 permanent and pensionable teachers, but we also needed an additional up to 10,000. By so doing, in a period of four years, we would have been able to clear the shortage along this economic stimulus package which was intended to reduce the acute shortage of teachers. After one or two years, the 12,500 teachers would have also been converted into permanent and pensionable terms. Unfortunately, this particular aspect of it was misunderstood by the KNUT ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: The question, how do you replace the ones of retirements, deaths and natural attrition? I have already answered it. In fact, yesterday, I called both the Chairman and Secretary of the TSC. Normally, they do it on ad hoc basis. This cannot continue being done on ad hoc basis. So, tomorrow they will see me in my office. They were to meet me this afternoon, but I knew we will have a session here. So, I have told them to be in my office at 8.30 a.m. tomorrow. What I want to know from them is the exact number of ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Namwamba wanted to know whether we have made any proposals to Treasury as they prepare Supplementary Budget. Yes, in the current budgetary proposals, we have made very firm proposals. We have no intention of perpetuating this crisis beyond what we can bear. I think the limitation has been on the ceilings that we are given on the budgets. I took the earliest opportunity when we met the Executive Board of World Bank last week and I told them that one of the impediments for us to reach teacher-pupil ratio in our institutions has been the ceiling normally placed on ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may be, for the benefit of the hon. Member, I would like to state that the employer in the circumstances is not the Ministry of Education, but the TSC. They are the effective employers of teachers and we can only advice them on how to fill those positions. But we cannot discharge function which does not belong to my Ministry. But, indeed, as the responsible Minister, I have now strongly advised them that they should roll out an advertisement, which I promise this House--- Hon. Isaac has asked me if I am confirming it. Yes, I ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the details are in the devil. I mean, how you want to replace them, those are really the details- -- view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to assure the House that the method of filling these vacancies is very clear. Once the TSC has the exact figures, which I will be able to know by tomorrow morning, they will be able to roll out the advertisement to replace teachers who have left service through natural attrition, and others who have left to join other services. Teachers will be employed through their respective DEBs, where the shortage is acute, and moreso, where teachers died or retired. I can assure you that you will all be witnessing this announcement; it will ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to tackle the issue raised by Mr. Imanyara. He has said that I went to a local place and spoke in a vernacular language and gave an indication or an impression that I had taken money to Kisii which I favoured instead of Meru or any other area. Let me disabuse that notion. I think it was mischievous of the people who made the translation from the vernacular language to English. For the avoidance of doubt, let me state it again. When we went through province by province, we found that the amount of ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for your support. When Sessional Paper No.1 of 2005 was initiated, we looked at the amount of money that was transmitted in the form of capitation to all the schools in each province in the next five years. That was from 2005 to 2008. I have already tabled the details to the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology. I will give you an example. Western Province received the highest amount of money in terms of capitation under the Free Primary Education Programme (FPE). It received Kshs1.65 billion and when we disaggregated the amount ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am doing this because this is an issue that has been totally misused in the public domain. Since it has been raised on the Floor of this House--- I was waiting for the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology to raise the matter in order for me to comment on it. I think it is only fair that I clear that matter once and for all. view