Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 721 to 730 of 1925.

• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: What was the end result of that exercise? It gave birth to the Constitution of Kenya 2010. In that Constitution, the Bill of Rights is heavily entrenched, and several sections in that Bill that forms the platform of the basis upon disputes may arise, upon which either courts will resolve those disputes or the other mechanisms that can be looked at upon to resolve those disputes. Why this ADR? It is because sometimes courts take extremely long, and the parties to the dispute may not be conversant with the main issues of the law. Therefore, the matter is left normally ... view
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• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: mechanism? The first element that comes out of it is that at the end of it, when this resolution is done, there is peace. Therefore, peace is the main product of this process. There is no price for peace. If you can create peace in the family, community and regions, where there are quarrels, you would have achieved much, where a court of law may not have the luxury nor the time to go into the details of the things that are being canvassed at that dispute mechanism table. That is one element that must stand out, that this Bill ... view
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• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: by the late Kofi Anan, and they managed to reach an amicable understanding and acceptance by all Kenyans. That this is the way that we should go. He gave us a roadmap on how the Constitution should be promulgated. We are now recipients of that new Constitution, which gave birth to the devolved system of government. In doing so, the Constitution was quite clear that there would be disputes within the counties and inter- counties. The only body in the Constitution that is mandated to resolve those disputes is the Judiciary. The Judiciary, in being able to effect Article 48 ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant Standing Order No.51 (1) (b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Education for the period commencing 1st July to 30th September, 2019. During the period under review, the Committee held a total of 11 sittings, considered one Bill, one Petition, four Statements and has undertaken county visits to Kitui County. The Committee has also held two engagements with stakeholders from the Ministry of Education and other state agencies on the implementation status of the new view
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• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and on the responses to a Statement requested by the various Senators. In respect of the Bills, the Committee considered one Bill; the Kenya Sign Language Bill (Senate Bills No. 15 of 2019). This Bill was read a First Time on 11th September, 2019 and committed to Committee. The Committee held a public hearing on the Bill on Thursday 17th October, 2019, and we will be tabling the report on the same shortly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, regarding statements pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1), four Statements were referred to the Committee during the period under review. ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: (7) In respect of county visits, during the period under review, the Committee visited Kitui County during the Senate sittings. The Committee visited Mulango Vocational Training Centre (MVTC), South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) and St. Michael’s School for the Deaf (MSD). Among the key findings was that there was need to sensitize all stakeholders on the new Competence Based Curriculum (CBC). It was also established that there were inadequate teaching and learning materials in most learning institutions, shortage of infrastructural and sanitation facilities and shortage of teaching staff. The Committee also noted that special schools were hardest hit in terms ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: The Committee also attended a retreat in Nakuru County on the status of implementation of the CBC where the Ministry of Education gave a status update. The view