Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1701 to 1710 of 1925.

• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the shortage of classrooms is a known fact. I want to thank hon. Members because they are helping us through the CDF to build more classrooms. Under the budget of infrastructure programme, we can only do so much. We cannot do more than what we are allocated in the Budget. Therefore, the supplement that we get from the CDF through hon. Members has enabled us to build enough classrooms for us to absorb more students in secondary schools. The only comfort is that the transition rate from primary school to secondary school has risen from 46.4 ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue raised by Dr. Nuh, there were consultations, but they did not bear fruits. On Mr. James Maina Kamau’s issue as to whether poor performance is as a result of lack of teachers, I would like to inform him that a school like Wei Wei Secondary which did not have enough teachers produced the best results. Teaching alone cannot guarantee results, but it is a factor that contributes to good results. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that I will be able to know the figure tomorrow, when the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will see me. One of the things I have already indicated to them is that they must go to the Press not within two weeks, but within a week, so that Kenyans can know. As for the details, we can find out. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have made myself abundantly clear. We requested for 10,000 permanent and pensionable teachers, but we got none. We got only 12,500 teachers under the Economic Stimulus Package. That is why I said the planning and consultations did not bear fruit. I will avail you copies of documents showing our requests in several meetings with Treasury. When they came out with the final product of the Budget, we got only the Economic Stimulus Package. So, there is nothing I am hiding. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already indicated that even if we had the wish and the intention, we cannot replace 65,000 teachers in one year. We had worked out a programme; that, if we were given 6,000 permanent and pensionable teachers every financial year, it was conceivable that over a period of five years, we should be able to reduce the shortage considerably. I have also mentioned one of the handicaps that we have. There are ceilings for Budgets. Therefore, we cannot burst the ceilings, which are also beyond the expectation of this House. It was my hope and ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry has delayed to disburse secondary school bursary funds because there was need to ensure that Form One students are also considered in the allocation of bursaries at the constituency level. Disbursing the funds before Form One students report to their respective secondary schools would have locked them out. (b) The Ministry has finalised the process of disbursement of the first tranche of the constituency bursary funds for the Financial Year 2009/2010, amounting to Kshs239,454,263. The funds will be electronically transmitted to the respective constituency bursary fund accounts by 13th ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would request the hon. Member to check his facts because we did remit bursaries to constituencies. I would like him also to appreciate the fact that the academic year is different from the financial year. When we talk of the first tranche, we refer to the academic year starting from January to December. As it relates to last year, indeed, we did remit the tranche of the bursaries to respective constituencies in early January. What we have here is for this academic year. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I am fairly very specific; this is the first tranche for this academic year. It is my expectation that before we close the financial year, 2010 in June, I would be able to transmit the balance of the other amount of money. Please, do appreciate that the total package for bursaries for the academic year is Kshs500 million. By 15th of March, 2010, we will have disbursed almost half of those funds. The balance will be disbursed before 30th June, this year for this academic year, before we go to the next financial year. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if he heard me, I said last year. If he got it this year then that is obviously not the reference I was making to. As I said, I requested him to distinguish between the academic year and the financial year. The financial year starts from 1st July to 30th June. The academic year starts in January to December. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I want to make myself absolutely clear that the money I am referring to is the Kshs500 million bursary fund, which is captured in the Budget. My answer clearly states that Kshs239,454,263 could be available in respective constituency accounts by 15th of this month, which is next week over the weekend. view