Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1861 to 1870 of 1925.

• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, indeed, hon. Imanyara raised that question and I had passed the message to the relevant Ministry. The Minister is out of the country when he comes, he will be able to reply. DEFERREMENT OF QUESTION NO.123: MEASURES TO PROTECT KENYANS FROM COUNTERFEIT GOODS view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Kshs6.6 million has been spent on the construction of classrooms of Kimorori Primary School, and not a single classroom has been completed, because all the ten classrooms and 30 toilets are being constructed concurrently at the new site. The understanding was that the three CDF committees, namely Maragwa, Kigumo and Kandara, would immensely contribute towards the relocation of the school to the new site to pave way for new the district headquarters. However, only Maragwa contributed Kshs300,000 while Kigumo and Kandara did not contribute anything. The Kshs6.6 million ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Maragwa should count himself very lucky because the initial project programme was rehabilitation of the existing classrooms at Maragwa. They very diligently made the current site of the school to be the district headquarters and reached an agreement with the Ministry of Education that they would shift to the new site where they were going to be partnering with the Ministry in developing this site. We have fulfilled the part of our bargain but they have not fulfilled their part. Over and above that, on Wednesday, Kshs10 million from the last Budget was ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member did not hear me correctly. He is part of that bargain for partnership. I think he should contribute from the CDF. It does not matter whether the three districts--- view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was merely saying that, initially, when the project 1958 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 22, 2008 commenced, it was never envisaged that the Ministry of Education was going to put up a completely new facility. What they should be telling this House is how both the district headquarters and the three CDFs are going to chip to clear in the balance of the money, now that we have paid more than 75 per cent of the project cost. view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the responsibility of the Minister for Education to visit all schools in Kenya when time permits. I will be able to check what is going on, on the ground. However, I would like to assure this House that there was no agreement that the Ministry was going to foot the entire bill. As it is, it is an act of benevolence that we have been able to reach that level. Otherwise, the budget does not allow us to enter into new facilities of that magnitude or else the rest of the Members from other constituencies ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the House for according me the opportunity to make a Ministerial Statement on the ongoing unrest in our institutions. I wish to make a statement on the ongoing students unrest in our institutions. However, before I issue the Statement, I wish, on behalf of the entire education fraternity, to send our condolences to the family of Nur Abdi, the Deputy School Captain, who perished in a fire in Upper Hill Secondary School last weekend. We also send our best wishes to the principal who, on seeing the body of the deceased student, fell ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. These are the measures. In view of the foregoing aspects, and in looking at the management, auditing and inspection systems in our schools that are part of our management, and in order to stem off this crisis that has developed in our schools, we have decided to take the following measures. As leaders and communities, we have a sacred duty to protect the lives of innocent children and public property from those who are bend on destroying them. For this reason, my Ministry will show no mercy to those involved in the current mayhem. I ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are not reactive in every situation. You would have realised that I earlier on said that we had anticipated certain things and began developing the safety manuals, guidance manuals and peace in education manuals. Mr. Ruto has asked me to confirm strategies from the other groups. I want to assure him that I was specifically going to Kwale to visit those schools when I was rudely interrupted in the air, and I had to turn back on arriving at Mombasa, to attend to this crisis because this is an abnormal crisis where students take the ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, there was a complaint raised that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is the one which 1968 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 22, 2008 moderates on mock examinations. The answer is absolutely no! They have no role, business and view