National Assembly
February 27, 2019 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL REPORT Wednesday, 27th February 2019 The House met at 9.30 a.m. [The Deputy Speaker (Hon. Moses Cheboi) in the Chair] PRAYERS Hon. Deputy Speaker: Order Members. We had to countercheck the numbers. We are very close to the required number. Therefore, I order the bell to be rung for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Order Members. Order! Order! We now have the required quorum. So, business will begin. PETITIONS Hon. Deputy Speaker: Under this Order, Hon. Joash Nyamoko, Member for North Mugirango. Is he in the House? Yes, I can see him. Proceed, Hon. Nyamoko. TRANSFER OF TVET LECTURERS FROM TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Hon. Joash Nyamoko (North Mugirango, JP): Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to present a public petition, Petition No.003 of 2017, regarding transfer of TVET lecturers from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to the Public Service Commission (PSC). I, the undersigned, on behalf of the Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutions (TVET) lecturers in the country, draw the attention of this honoroubale House to the following: THAT, following the enactment of TVET Act (2013) that requires the management of TVET institutions and their trainers be under the respective governing councils and boards of governors, a decision was made to transfer the trainer management function from Teachers Service Commission with effect from 1st July 2018 to the Public Service Commission; THAT, as at July 2018, there were 102 TVET institutions, to which TSC deployed lecturers and discharged all the teacher management functions; THAT, the TSC initiated the process of handing over the 102 TVET institutions with a teaching staff of 3,780 to the Ministry of Education (State Department of Vocational and Technical Training); THAT, a total of 3,780 lecturers on TSC payroll were transferred to the Ministry of Education.
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