Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1041 to 1050 of 1096.

• 30 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Ichung’wah primarily because where I come from, Marakwet West, we have some arid area along Kerio Valley, where most of the farmers grow finger millet, sorghum and millet. This is what we have lived on for a long time. So, this will change these crops from being subsistence crops to being cash crops; we will sell them to beer brewing firms, and farmers will greatly benefit. I support that we pass this Bill pretty fast. view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the amendments to the KNEC Bill for about two or three reasons. One, I am one of the products of free education. I remember in 1974 when most of us had not been born, His Excellency Mzee Kenyatta compelled all parents to take children to school. Two years before then, my elder brother had dropped out of school because my father could not afford to pay Kshs30 for my brother to go to Class One. So, I am a product of free primary education that started in 1974. Otherwise, I ... view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the amendments to the KNEC Bill for about two or three reasons. One, I am one of the products of free education. I remember in 1974 when most of us had not been born, His Excellency Mzee Kenyatta compelled all parents to take children to school. Two years before then, my elder brother had dropped out of school because my father could not afford to pay Kshs30 for my brother to go to Class One. So, I am a product of free primary education that started in 1974. Otherwise, I ... view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Government has agreed to waive the examination fees, we believe that these students will sit for the exams. view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Government has agreed to waive the examination fees, we believe that these students will sit for the exams. view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: There is a directive by the Government to ensure that all certificates for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates are released, but there are challenges. There are some candidates who have sat for examinations, and who wanted to be recruited into the National Police Service but they could not because the head teachers and principals have not released their certificates. During the Third Reading, I intend to introduce some amendments to ensure that we put this into law so that principals do not hold the certificates of former students who ... view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: There is a directive by the Government to ensure that all certificates for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates are released, but there are challenges. There are some candidates who have sat for examinations, and who wanted to be recruited into the National Police Service but they could not because the head teachers and principals have not released their certificates. During the Third Reading, I intend to introduce some amendments to ensure that we put this into law so that principals do not hold the certificates of former students who ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the amendments brought by the Chairman. I am an expert in Information Technology (IT) but for the last two years I have not been practising. There are things that I have lost. So, I insist that it is important for the Auditor-General to be a practising auditor so that at least--- There are some current things that are going on that you need to appraise yourself by practising. view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I rise to support the amendment proposed by the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. We need that Office to be independent of the PSC so that they can discharge their duties without any interference. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. view