Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

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• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion on Consolidation of Bursary Funds for Equitable Access to Education in Kenya. Most of us went to school courtesy of churches. I was partially sponsored by my local parish church because during our days, in the 1970s and 1980s, there was no bursary, no CDF and no county governments. I support the consolidation so that we do not make it political. There are many students who are at home. There are those who have dropped out of school because of lack of school fees. The families may not ... view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: first day you reported to the university. This was until you cleared the third, fourth, or fifth year, depending on the course you were taking. We used to get an automatic scholarship from HELB and were paid a stipend of Kshs5,040. That would take care of us the entire semester. Our parents did not have to struggle to support us in the university. This is what we need to do. We need to go back to what we used to do in the old days so that our children can go to school without suffering or dropping out. Nowadays because ... view
• 3 Dec 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to comment on the Statement by the Senator for Meru. The majority of the people from Igembe and Tigania depend on the cash crop called miraa. People have gone to school and they are leaders. We request the relevant department to speed it up, so that the great people of Meru continue to get markets to sell their crops. Maybe it is also important that we tell the people of Meru to look for alternative markets, so that they do not rely only on one part of the segment of the market. We should ... view
• 3 Dec 2024 in Senate: know why governors are not partnering with the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) so that it supplies drugs even when they do not have the resources. Mr. Speaker, Sir, today we are going through the issue of revenue. There is a huge debt owed to KEMSA by the counties. I think that is the reason they are not willing to extend more credit to the counties. I thank you. view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I believe the intent of the Bill, originally, was not bad. We had issues in June. Out of the conversation we had about the State of the Nation debate, this Bill is a result of what happened at the time. I want to report to you that some of us went to school because of harambees. view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: If you get somebody who is 45 years and above who is in this House, and even outside there, there used to be two types of schools. There were schools done by the Government and there were some harambee secondary schools. view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: Most of our public schools now in the rural set-up were called harambee secondary schools. Some of our national schools were built by the community through harambee. Our parents sold cows, goats, sheep and all types of things to ensure that these schools were built. view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: I hope with the debate that is going on, the Senate Majority Leader will rethink this Bill. We cannot do as a country without harambee. Most of our churches also were built through harambees. Some were done by missionaries who came to the country early, maybe 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. These missionaries got their resources because of harambees in their own country. They raised maybe from charity organisations and from those who were philanthropic enough to contribute. Then the resources came to Kenya, came to Africa. Our churches and mosques were built as a result of harambee. view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: My colleagues have talked about school fees. Most people went to school because of harambee. I remember I almost missed going to Form 1 because my parents did not have anything. However, because of the community, they sat and said, this is a young man, a young boy who did very well. He was top of his school and then they decided to contribute. At that time our school fees were Kshs1,540. It was not easy to get Kshs1,500 in 1982. If it was not easy to get Kshs1,500, how about now, when those joining Form 1, are expected to ... view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: So, what I am saying as a leader and as a legislator, we will not agree to legislate harambees in our country. If we do, many people will be locked out of schools and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view