Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1761 to 1770 of 1925.

• 28 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Mr. Koech fully knows that what he is talking about is in the past. We are talking of the current situation, as it prevails today, is that Kshs2.8 billion was not disbursed because of the delay in the approval of the Supplementary Estimates. I think the conclusion that standards are compromised as a result of non-availability of these funds is far fetched. We should be well advised that it is not the money that determines performance; it is the total sum of efforts by the teachers, the parents and the availability of funds that determine good ... view
• 28 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think Mr. Mbugua may not have realized that before the introduction of free day secondary schools, there used to be a budget line of Kshs800 million available in the form of bursaries for vulnerable groups. Those were single orphaned children, the total orphaned children and the children who were in vulnerable areas, particularly in slum areas and the nomadic regions. When the free day secondary school was introduced, the total amount available in the current Budget, 2008/2009, was scaled down to Kshs500 million. That money is determined on the basis of the vulnerability of children ... view
• 28 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we say free day secondary school, we actually mean so. The hot lunches and the uniform expenses are to be met by parents. However, we do have a special School Feeding Programme precisely geared towards touching and reaching out to the vulnerable groups, particularly in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). That programme is on and it is a partnership between the Government of Kenya and the World Food Programme. Currently, we have been reaching out to 1.2 million children but because of the escalation of the cost of view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I answer this Question, I want to beg your indulgence. Last week, we were touring the whole of Coast Province with, unfortunately, my two Assistant Ministers in order to find out the status of schools there. Therefore, I seek your indulgence for my absence and, therefore, look forward to answering this Question. view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to state that, normally, we encourage day schools because they are cost-effective. It is only at a time when parents and the stakeholders choose to have a boarding school that they must procedurally follow what I have already outlined in this answer. If they fall short of that, then they cannot qualify to be registered as boarding schools. One of the reasons why we insist that a school must have adequate land for boarding facilities is because we realize that those students need adequate facilities, particularly in the dormitories and in the places where ... view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: or ordinary bar and restaurants situation. We will not encourage our students to be exposed to those kinds of things. view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since we are now dealing with an hypothetical situation, because no such school has been brought to my attention, I have already indicated in my answer that if there is such a school, I would be too happy to conduct thorough investigations and further action will be taken. view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, in reference to hon. Koech’s question, he has asked me what action I will take in order to ensure that the facilities are adequately provided in our schools. He is the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology. view