Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1411 to 1420 of 1948.

• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as has already been said, Kshs4.2 billion is not loose change. It will be remembered that when this issue of fiddling with public funds first erupted within this Ministry, the Right hon. Prime Minister did take some decisive action of suspending the Minister responsible for this Ministry. As it will be remembered, that decision never saw the light of day. What assurance will the hon. Prime Minister give this House and the country that should any decisive action be taken this time, other considerations, other than the public interest, will not come into play? view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) to state to the House the status and terms of service for teachers employed by TSC on contract terms in the 2009/2010 financial year; (b) when and how the Government plans to absorb the contract teachers on permanent and pensionable terms; and, (c) what the success rate of the employment on contract initiative is and what its fate is. view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Minister for that answer but it is really distressing to look at the terms of service for these teachers. These are people who have spent time in school and training and yet they are remunerated at the rate of Kshs10,000 all inclusive. This is really distressing and one wonders how these teachers make ends meet. But I am happy that the Assistant Minister indicates that they have requested for resources to absorb these teachers to permanent status. I acknowledge this letter in which the Ministry states - allow me to put it on ... view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Therefore, my question to the Assistant Minister is that yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance submitted the budgetary estimates of the Government to this House; I would wish him to confirm if indeed this request has been view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are two serious things to confirm here. The Assistant Minister admitted, and let me quote him in this answer:- “Concern has also been raised about the level of commitment of these teachers given that they have similar qualifications and offer the same services with the other teachers, yet their remuneration is below that of other teachers.” The Ministry is admitting that the status of these teachers is impacting negatively on their performance. It is also clear that the Government is going on to employ newcomers and ignoring those who are already on contract. Could he ... view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to engage in double-speak by saying one thing in his written answer and another thing on the Floor of the House? In his own written answer, he says:- “The Ministry of Education plans to absorb the teachers on contract on permanent and pensionable terms immediately the Treasury provides funds in the next financial year.” view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is the Assistant Minister in order to now separate secondary schools from primary schools instead of giving an unequivocal commitment, view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. With all due respect, I think the Assistant Minister is absolutely out of order because these are not new entrants into the service. These are teachers who are already in the service. They have already been assigned responsibilities in their respective schools. The Ministry can issue a policy directive to absorb these teachers even on affirmative action basis. Could the Assistant Minister unequivocally assure these 18,060 young Kenyans, who are struggling out there, that they will be absorbed within this financial year? What is so difficult in him doing so? view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will, indeed, notice from that letter that the primary basis of the request to Treasury is absorption of the contract teachers. So, there is no reason as to why the Ministry would receive those funds and apply them for purposes other than the reason for which the funds were sought from the Treasury, which is absorption of these contract teachers. So, really, let him just confirm what is in both the letter and his written answer, that these contract teachers will be given absolute priority. view