Vincent Kemosi Mogaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: In the schools in the rural areas, children report as early as 8.00 in the morning. They have to spend several hours in school. They spend not less than six hours in the morning and then leave in the afternoon to go to their homes to get lunch. In urban areas, for example, in the slums and also in the arid and semi-arid areas, that programme, which is known as a home- grown feeding programme was rolled out by the Government of Kenya in collaboration with the World Food Programme in 2009. However, that programme has not been universal. It ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: enhancing that agenda of food security. In the Republic of Kenya, various policy documents geared towards implementing the programme have come up. One of the inputs in this policy document is the Food and Nutrition Security Strategy and the National Nutrition Action Plan of 2012 to 2017, which highlights the importance of improving nutrition and school feeding programme in schools in Kenya, and involving both the public and private institutions in Kenya. Secondly, there is also the National School Health Policy 2009 which recommends the provision of balanced school meals in all the public primary schools in Kenya. This policy ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: (West Mugirango, FORD-K) view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will be kind enough to donate part of my minutes. One minute will go to Hon. Masara, another to Hon. Gertrude, we have the Whip of the Minority Party and Hon. Murwithania. view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a very important Motion as my colleagues have aptly said. The Government has all the funds to implement this project. The only thing that is required is inter-ministerial collaboration between the ministries. We are not only talking about the Government putting funds fully into this programme, but also saying that the Government, in collaboration with other stakeholders and inter-ministries, can agree in a way. We have vast land. Some schools have very big chunks of land. Therefore, if proper farming practices are put in place, this land can be of use. We ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: In reply, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to conclude by saying that the money in the Government is enough. It is high time the Government moves forward to implement this programme. I conclude and reply. view
• 18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I wish to support the Motion as moved by the Member. It has come at such a time when we are experiencing very drastic actions taken by people due to lack of counselling services. I wish all the learning institutions in the Republic of Kenya, right from Early Childhood Centres (ECDs) to universities, established counselling centres. By so doing, we will be able to reduce drastically the incidents we have experienced in the recent past. This is not only The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ... view
• 18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: happening in institutions; we have seen domestic disputes which have resulted in deaths. This is mainly because we do not have adequate counselling services. This Motion has come at a time when the country is facing threats from stress experienced by our people. view
• 18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: The Motion should be implemented so that every ward or constituency gets counselling services from the Government. The Government should also come up with an elaborate programme where counsellors are trained so that they have counselling skills. We lack counselling facilities even in our hospitals. The sub-county and county hospitals do not have counselling facilities. It is high time the Government embraced this aspect. Once this Motion is passed, it will be upon the Committee on Implementation to ensure that the Motion is implemented. Therefore, I support the Motion. Thank you. view
• 17 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that Article 53(1)(c) of the Constitution of Kenya guarantees every child the right to…. view
• 17 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that Article 53(1)(c) of the Constitution of Kenya guarantees every child the right to basic nutrition, shelter and health; cognizant of the fact that primary school aged children are at a stage where a child requires nutritional meals for a healthy mental, physical development and growth; aware The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: that school feeding programmes have been implemented in Kenya since the 1980s with varying degrees of success and with heavy reliance on foreign aid and management; noting that the Kenyan Government introduced the home grown school feeding programme in the year 2009 hence a more sustainable and nationally integrated programme by the national Government funded school meals programme through a multi-sectoral cooperation; appreciating that the school feeding programmes have played an integral part in realising the country’s goal of universal primary education through incentivising enrolment and retention of children; further noting that the school feeding programme has targeted food inequality ... view