Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1911 to 1920 of 1925.

• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will appreciate if the hon. Member is patient, because the question is whether we will repeat the examination. I want to lay the basis upon which I will answer that question. view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very sensational March 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 367 issue, and I seek the indulgence of the Chair that I be able to deal with this situation firmly and correctly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important for me to point out to hon. Members that candidates do not use their school names or codes when writing their answers. Instead, they use security codes allocated by the council each year. The purpose for this security code is to ensure that no examiner is able to identify the candidate or school they are marking to enhance security ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that has contributed immensely in sustaining the element of honesty and integrity among school administrations and the candidates themselves. Mr. Speaker, Sir, given the sensitivity of that matter, I have directed that a full investigation be carried out to establish how that error occurred. Consequently, a high-powered committee of computer experts and education professionals, including the representatives of Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association and Kenya National Union of Teachers has been formed to investigate the matter and advise me accordingly. That Committee has been instructed to carry out the following: (a) Review the process of working out ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to deal with the last problem that has been raised by Mr. Midiwo. Indeed, the people who have been making the loudest noise from that part of the world--- I have checked the performance records of those schools in the last five years and I have testimony here that unless that noise is being made for some other reason, if anything else, those schools have improved in the previous five years. Their current status or rating is much better than that of last year and the year before. Since the record is available, I do ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is only fair for Mr. Midiwo to know that he should not be asking me, "Why?" He should find out from the school why it went down. That happens! Some schools that are down eventually come up because of the effort they put in. You and I know very well, and especially those of you who were in the last Parliament, that we joined hands together to find out why schools in Nyanza Province were doing badly. Prof. Olweny knows very well that, that has been one of our major problems; why schools in Nyanza Province ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think I should be allowed to answer! view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as far as the queries are concerned, we are still within the time limit and they can raise those questions. I am prepared to sit down with the hon. Member, the head of the school and everybody else in order to find out why the school performed poorly. That is a legitimate question, but it has no relevance to the mean grades that we are talking about now. So, that is all about the first question I wanted to dispose of. The question by Mr. ole Metito was that there was a lot of cheating and leakage ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will provide a written Statement but, suffice it to say, that the University operates under its own Act. There is an established University Council of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). They have a Chancellor, a Council and a Senate. For the appointment of Vice-Chancellors, it is usually the function of the Council. It carries out the interviews and after the--- view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I just wanted to tell him so that--- view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: When the House meets again! Mr. Speaker, Sir, it will be the earliest opportunity when the House meets again. view