Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (Amendment) Bill of 2019 sponsored by our colleague, Hon. Joyce Emanikor. It could not have come at a better time than this as we prepare for the large enrolment primary and secondary schools as we prepare to fully roll out the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) that ensures 100 per cent transition from early childhood all the way to the last level before joining tertiary education. We are cognisant of the fact KICD is the body mandated to develop, review and accredit curricula ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Let me make a few statements as I support this Motion. One is the issue of safety in schools. We must appreciate schools hold a very large number of kids both boys and girls at various levels. In the event of a disaster or a mess, the consequences and the loss would be immeasurable. It is, therefore, important that school managers place safety measures in schools as top priority. As is always said in the construction industry and elsewhere, safety first is safety first. Therefore, I urge the school managers, principals, the head teachers, their deputies and those responsible for ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I went to Starehe Boys Centre. We never had written regulations or rules. The guiding motto was common sense because we believed what is common is common to all of us. Therefore, the focus should not be barricading children in enclosed enclosures and putting grills all over but ensuring there is adequate measures to enable evacuation in the event of a disaster. Most importantly, all schools should invest in disaster detection and preparedness. With proper training, you can always ascertain or determine, to some level of accuracy, when a disaster is going to happen and which part of the building ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: This brings into mind the design of the schools and the various infrastructure in the schools, be it classrooms, dining halls, libraries, assembly halls and all the infrastructure in the schools that hold children. Many times you have heard cases of pit latrines collapsing with children and other members of public in them. This is a failure in design and construction. Therefore, it is a call upon all those responsible for checking or supervising construction of schools’ infrastructure to make sure they comply with the law as set out in various building by laws, the Physical Planning and Land Use ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Teachers can never replace parents in the lives of children. There are some skills we teach them from school and home. We need to do that. At school level, probably, some of these extracurricular activities could as well be used as an avenue to teach children on safety and disaster preparedness. I believe quite a number or all Members who are in this House and members of public have gone to school. Many of us who have gone to school know there are Scouts groups, there are Girl Guides, the St. John Ambulance or First Aid groups in schools, there ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: No. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: In principle, I support the amendments brought by Sir George. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady for that clarification. 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
• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I support the amendment, but I request him to make some minor amendments on 5(b) (4) such that that discretion is not left to the Chair of the relevant committee rather it should be by resolution of the relevant committee. That is because, the way it is framed, the Chair can unilaterally, on his or her own volition or accord purport to make a determination without the resolution of the relevant committee. The report belongs to the relevant committee; it is generally in order just like we do here in the House. It is an adoption list. A report cannot ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: It is sub-clause (4) which reads: “The relevant county assembly committee shall respond to the petitioner by way of a report addressed to the petitioner and tabled in the county assembly and no debate on or in relation to the report shall be allowed except on the recommendation of the chairperson of the committee and with the approval of the speaker. What I am saying is, instead of the recommendation of the chairperson, it should be a resolution of the relevant committee which is, of course, conveyed by the Chair on the Floor of the county assembly. view