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• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thirdly, in terms of preparation, is reconfiguring of schools’ infrastructure. So, while we are talking about reconfiguring of infrastructure to accommodate the COVID-19 regulations, it should also take the class sizes of CBC into consideration. If you go to the Scandinavian countries, for instance, Denmark, if a class gets to 29 learners, it must be split into two. So, what it means for CBC is that the class sizes of learners must be drastically reduced so that the true competency objectives are achieved. That is because we are talking about competencies. Delivering competency outcomes in learners shall require more individualized ... view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: The other aspect of the Speech is the re-opening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There is need for the Government to take over the provision of masks and other PPEs, without which it will be a toll order to re-open schools. Therefore, there must be affirmative direction of resources towards that. Indeed, this is where the public-private partnership comes in. If the Government cannot afford to do this, then all the corporate institutions that are doing business in this country should be able to direct resources towards that, as well as funding of schools. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: The other aspect of the Speech is the re-opening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There is need for the Government to take over the provision of masks and other PPEs, without which it will be a toll order to re-open schools. Therefore, there must be affirmative direction of resources towards that. Indeed, this is where the public-private partnership comes in. If the Government cannot afford to do this, then all the corporate institutions that are doing business in this country should be able to direct resources towards that, as well as funding of schools. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: On the BBI, and I am saying this on behalf of the labour fraternity, we do support it unreservedly. It has reached a time that we need to respect our eminent leaders. When you talk about Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, he is a respected statesman and an outstanding… view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: On the BBI, and I am saying this on behalf of the labour fraternity, we do support it unreservedly. It has reached a time that we need to respect our eminent leaders. When you talk about Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, he is a respected statesman and an outstanding… view
• 10 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to join the rest in sending condolence message to the family of the late former Cabinet Minister and a distinguished leader in this country. I wish to inform the House that Hon. Mwendwa was also a Minister for Labour. Therefore, the labour movement has lost a great friend who really mentored and contributed a lot to it. The foundation stone of the current building of Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), was laid by Hon. Mwendwa. Truly, this country needs such caliber of leaders particularly, when it comes to ministers. It is good that ... view
• 10 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support Sessional Paper No. 3 of 2019 on Female Genital Mutilation. There is no doubt that the nation and this House agree that FGM is not only an abuse to our girls, but it is also a health hazard. It is an outdated practice that should not be practised in the 21st Century. Looking at the statistics, we should be more focused on its eradication. It is true that we have an Anti-FGM The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 10 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Act, but has it served this country? We need to understand this so that we do not keep on debating the same issue over and over again. This Sessional Paper seeks to focus more in targeting areas of activities of FGM. Looking at the statistics in this country vis a vis the existence of the law, among the Somali Community, 94 per cent of their girls are subjected to FGM. This vice has gone on against the background of the existence of a law. Among the Samburu Community, FGM prevalence stands at 86 per cent, the Kisii Community at 84 ... view
• 10 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: This Sessional Paper focuses on one item of resolving this cultural practice - education. It is not easy to deal with a cultural complexity. I would like to propose that in these targeted regions, where data is clear, education against FGM be strengthened. It is not wrong to focus on chiefs, political leadership and everyone else but, education is the biggest tool of causing change and curing social vices in the society. We used education to reduce the number of people infected with HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has been reversed globally because of education. Education is the only thing that ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: (Nominated, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on the Sessional Paper that has been tabled in the House. Gender and development is one of the most discussed item world over. That tells us that even as we look at the Sustainable Development Agenda, many nations have met the objectives of various aspects of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but, one area that has not been achieved globally is that of gender equality. That is why this Sessional Paper is extremely relevant even as we reflect thoroughly, going into the future, about the aspects ... view