Samuel Mathenge Ndiritu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. May I start by saying that this is a milestone for the technologists and technicians of this country and, indeed, to the entire engineering industry. view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: I would like to go into a bit of history on how our education system was structured. We used to have the best students going to technical schools, where they would proceed with training until they became graduates with some technical knowledge. They would be very useful in the industries. They used to be what the industries used to call “properly built graduates”. That is because they went through technical schools. They would have a feel of industrial work after completing fourth form and then proceed to the university to become graduates. view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: Unfortunately, with time, we found ourselves converting technical schools into technical institutes, which we subsequently converted into constituent colleges of universities. Universities found that producing graduates in the core courses of engineering was very expensive. Therefore, they proceeded to produce arts-based courses like Bachelor of Commerce, which are easy to train, and which are commercially viable for institutions. view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: In the process, we killed the middle-level training. We have recently heard in news that middle-level colleges are not being fully subscribed. We have had colleges like technical institutes not filling up all their places. The reason has been that even those who do artisan and diploma course, proceed and do technology degrees. Some of them have done masters degrees as well as PhD studies and then proceed to lecture in university. However, they are still referred to as quacks. To some people, it does not matter how well trained you are. So long you have gone through the technical ... view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: We have very well trained technicians, but they cannot seek jobs outside Kenya because nobody will recognise them. This Bill does not envisage technicians ever becoming engineers. The Bill is aimed at recognising them for what they are. Engineers will conceptualise designs. Engineers have been talked of as not having been fully built because, unlike in the past, where they would have background of technical schools, we want them to become technicians and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: engineers. An engineer designs a component and then we expect him to follow it up to the production. That is not the work of an engineer. If that has been the basis on which the industries have been saying that we have been producing half-baked engineers, it is wrong. The work of an engineer is to conceptualise a design and pass it on to the person who produces it. The production is done by technicians and technologists. view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: The building industry is a safety industry. I want to give a case study of collapsing buildings. In the health industry, we have a doctor, an anaesthetist, a radiographer et cetera . Each of these professionals has a responsibility. In the construction sector, engineers do good designs. Contractors do what they do. There is no law by which to hold technicians responsible even when they mess up. So, we end up chasing the--- view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was consulting with the Clerks-at-the-Table Table but my colleague came directly to the Chair. So, he did not escort me; it was only that he was faster. Hon. Speaker, I am happy for the occasion to present the following public petition by the representatives of the Kenya Heath Professional Society (KHPS) on recommendations for the review of an amendment to the Health Bill of 2015. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the representatives of the KHPS, draw the attention of the House to the following: That, the Health Bill, 2015 (National Assembly Bill No. 14 ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was consulting with the Clerks-at-the-Table Table but my colleague came directly to the Chair. So, he did not escort me; it was only that he was faster. Hon. Speaker, I am happy for the occasion to present the following public petition by the representatives of the Kenya Heath Professional Society (KHPS) on recommendations for the review of an amendment to the Health Bill of 2015. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the representatives of the KHPS, draw the attention of the House to the following: That, the Health Bill, 2015 (National Assembly Bill No. 14 ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Health, addresses the concerns of the petitioners and expedites legislation to cater for the said prayers. Hon. Speaker, your petitioners will ever pray. view