Aden Sugow

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. When I was contributing here last time and interrupted by lack of quorum, I was talking about the Constitution. In my concluding remarks, there were three issues, mainly; the importance of us, leaders, to avoid making utterances outside the established forum for discussion of the current debate on the Constitution. view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: When leaders go out and make statements, we send the wrong signals. I am very glad that the Office of the Speaker has decided to provide an informal forum through a workshop for this week to thrash out differences between the various parties so that when the document comes to the House, it will be smooth sailing. We must maintain the spirit of the PSC which is made up of all the representation of various parties of this House. I would also like to talk about the issue of security at our borders. view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other issue that I would like to talk about is security along our borders. One Member raised a question about our border with Southern Sudan. Generally, in the last one year or so, a lot has been happening along our international boundaries. There is nothing as important as the sovereignty of a nation. The strongest benchmark for measuring that is the ability of a nation to defend its boundaries. It was very important for the President to have come out and reassured Kenyans of the Government’s commitment to secure borders of this country. I ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: There are standing issues, especially with regard to what has been happening in Somalia. Recently, there has been a crack down on alien Somalis in this country. In the process, many Kenyan Somalis were harassed. To date, Kenyan Somalis have a problem going about their normal day today routine activities in this country and yet, it is very easy for the Government to control the movement of Somalis at the border points. I host refugees in my Fafi Constituency. In fact, we have the largest refugee camp in Fafi Constituency. More than one and a half years, the people of ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: One of the major problems facing many youths in this country today is lack of identity cards. This problem is even exasperated further by lack of sufficient infrastructure, equipment and personnel on the part of the Ministry of Immigration and Registration of Persons. My constituency is merely 19,000 square kilometers and has one Assistant Registration Officer who is not even confirmed. He has no office, a vehicle or even a bicycle. How do we want him to conduct registration in a 19,000 square kilometre district without a vehicle? This is just a mockery. Seriously, we are not serious about helping ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to answer. (a) Yes, the police force, like other civil servants are paid a hardship allowance at the rate of 30 per cent of an officer’s basic salary subject to a maximum of Kshs600 per month for single officers and Kshs1,200 per month for married officers. This is irrespective of the rank, job group or length of service. However, under the Teachers view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, officers in the Police Force are not earning any amount less than other civil servants. What I have indicated in my answer to part “a” of the Question is that officers in the Police Force, like other civil servants, currently earn 30 per cent of their basic salary, but to a maximum of only Kshs600 per month for single officers and Kshs1,200 per month for married officers. This also applies to civil servants. It is the teachers who are treated differently. For them, this is not pegged on any limitation. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the officers were being paid as per the regulations that have been in existence. The exercise that has brought about the changes was basically carried out to harmonise the disparities that existed between the Civil Service, in which the police are included, and the TSC. That is why we said that with effect from July, 2010, all public officers comprising of civil servants, police officers and teachers, will be brought together. There will be two benchmarks – Kshs5,000 for officers serving in moderately hardship areas and Kshs10,000 for those serving in extreme hardship areas – irrespective ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of unmarried police officers serving in hardship areas, who earn less than Kshs600, or married officers serving in hardship areas who earn less than Kshs1,2000. If there are such officers, then there is something wrong, and the situation will be rectified and compensation made, as the hon. Member has asked. What I understand is that officers serving in hardship areas earn a monthly hardship allowance equivalent to 30 per cent of their basic salary to a maximum of Kshs600 for single officers and Kshs1,200 for married officers; be they in the Police ... view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The government has harmonized the hardship areas through a study that was undertaken by my Ministry to rationalize and harmonized hardship allowance. The study recommendations were approved by the Cabinet and the monthly hardship allowance for moderate areas - we have specified areas into moderate and extreme - for moderate areas it has been raised to Kshs5,000 per month and extreme areas to Kshs10,000 per month. This applies to both civil servants and teachers with effect from 1st of July 2010. I emphasize both civil servants and teachers because currently they are different. ... view