Sunjeev Kour Birdi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to what everybody is contributing to; the Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2015. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is important to note that the students that we churn from our educational institutions end up being very important and strong members of our country. For this reason, it is necessary to have a streamlined process so that those institutions can function to get those quality individuals in our society. Therefore, I stand to support this Bill. We have to note that this Bill is basically cracking down on those universities ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: There is a high demand for education in our country and it is partly because of demographic reasons. For this reason, we should strive to offer quality education and programmes. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this Bill also gives direction on rules of election of students. As has been said before by other Members of Parliament, we are not micro-managing those universities. We are simply putting a guideline in place so that the student leadership can be checked a bit. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: When I read what has been happening in one institution where a chairperson is elected more than once, I, sometimes, wonder at the aptitude of that sort of student who has very many people following him. As leaders, we always actually admire when a certain person manages to gather so much support behind him. For someone to have this sort of support, it is actually admirable but, of course, if this admiration is left unchecked, some questions may be left unanswered. I am glad that this Bill also brings that into check. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I would like to mention that I recently attended a function where a local enterprise has opened its doors to students by offering them education abroad in different countries. The Chairman of UNIPASS, an organisation that gives accreditation to such organisations, was present. The Chairman of the government organisation that offers accreditation said that it is equally important to give accreditation to local enterprises like UNIPASS who take students abroad. Why are they doing that? It is because our people here in Kenya have the capability of sending their children abroad for better education. From that point of view, we ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Recently, I found out, and it is not a joke, that people find it very difficult to get education that is not very expensive as it is in this country. What do we have to do? We have to get our students to institutions that are accredited and give value for money. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: In my closing statement, I like this Bill because it provides career guidance programmes for the benefit of not only universities, but also for all the students who want to be somebody. Not everybody knows what they want to be in the future. Sometimes, parents do not have the best guidance to give on career guidance. So, this Bill brings that out. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Finally, I believe our Cabinet Secretary (CS) Dr. Matiangi is doing pretty well in this sector, but he needs extra support from us. I support. view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to salute the Olympic champions who represented our great country. I salute members of their families. They have gone through hardship and have, indeed, sacrificed their time to raise children who are now great people for they represented our country in Rio. If you had a chance to look at the media recently, you probably saw the conditions in which the families of the athletes are living in. It is about time those people who are very deserving got more than a pat on the back. view