Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1201 to 1210 of 1775.

• 12 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the Minister to tell the House the minimum and maximum amount of time he has allowed for compensation, particularly for those who get injured. What has he done to fast-track compensation for the cases that have taken too long? I have one case in Maragoli East where a mzee was injured but nothing has been done. view
• 7 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, who is al so the Leader of Government Business, that at least from what he has outlined here, we are going to uphold the level and standards within which this Parliament should operate. But I just wanted assurance from the Leader of Government Business that he will also relay the same information to his Cabinet colleagues at Cabinet meetings so that the two principals can also participate in ensuring that what he is telling us here is complied with by the Front Bench. view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you recall very well, you were in the Chair last week and you gave directives. The Assistant Minister says that he has put in a lot of effort. He has not put any initiative at all. It is out of your ruling that he was prompted to go to Naivasha. I believe there is more he can do. I think you better make a further ruling on this, so that he can look at the Act again. It appears he does not have information on this matter. I am sure the Act empowers him to ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether he is aware that continued delays in disbursement of Free Primary and Secondary Education Funds is adversely affecting the running of schools; (b) whether he is also aware that, as a result of the delays, most of the schools are unable to meet their financial obligations, such as payment to their suppliers; and, (c) what action he is taking in view of the situation. view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for the answer he has given. However, if you look at part “b” of his answer, you will find that he is admitting that they are slow in disbursing the funds. Part “c” of the answer says that they will disburse some money at the end of September, 2010 and make another disbursement in April, 2011. This is the case and yet the Budget was read in June, 2010. This is a very grave matter because it is a promise that the Government made to Kenyans and the schools are relying ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: It is as a result of the Ministry receiving this Question that it submitted its requirement to the Treasury on 25th August, 2010. Why did they not submit this immediately or even before? Why have they taken too long? view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the answers that the Assistant Minister has been giving, you will realize that the Ministry is still lagging behind, because this is a scheme that was started in 2003. It is now over seven years. On the last part of the Question the Assistant Minister says that the schools which fail to submit documents in time will have their funds delayed. Could the Assistant Minister assure this House that where these delays will occur, it is the officers who will be involved in the delays who will be punished and not the whole sector, just ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, cognizant of the fact that since the creation of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), many students have benefited from the financing; aware that there has been an exponential increase in the number of students joining institutions of higher learning; concerned that the funding projections and amounts did not take into account the prevailing economic trends, this House urges the Government to treble funding to HELB, decentralize the operations of HELB, direct HELB to extend funding to all deserving cases of students joining institutions of higher learning, and ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: It has been a burden for both parents and guardians. All of us have had experience of how burdensome it is to assist students to join universities and pay for their fees. That is why I have brought this Motion, so that the Government can review the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) once more with a view to increasing funding three times. We want to enable many students to access university education in this country. view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, at Independence, we did not have a university of our own. We had a technical college. In 1972, University College of Nairobi was upgraded to a fully fledged university. That served us up to 1981 when Moi University was established. Thereafter we had Kenyatta and Egerton universities. Since then the number of universities in the country has increased. We now even have private universities. This is a very noble idea because it is assisting our students to access university education instead of going to overseas universities. We all know that many of students who join local ... view