Aden Sugow

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I agree with you on that! view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, paragraph 4 on page 16 of the Report be deleted entirely. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it came out clearly today the importance of county boundaries which are constitutionally covered. The next most important boundaries are those between constituencies. My amendment is raising concern over a recommendation by the Committee to consider a boundary issue between Fafi and Ijara which I do not know of its existence. If anything, that should actually be left to the communities concerned to resolve. I see this as, probably, an oversight on the part of the Committee because ... view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that persons with disabilities are being retired at the age of 60 years. The retirement is in accordance with the following:- (i) Office of the President Circular Ref.No.OPCAB/C/7A dated 20th March 2007 that announced the increase in the mandatory retirement age for public servants from 55 to 60 years with effect from 1st April, 2009. That is with the exception of judges, academic staff in public universities and research scientists. (ii) Section 15(6) of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2003, provides the retirement age for persons with disabilities at ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member regarding that particular statement made my colleague, Mr. Otieno, on the matter of extension of retirement age. However, when the decision to raise the retirement age for public servants from 55 years to 60 years was being made, a lot of factors were put into consideration. The most important of all was the provision on service delivery after the age of 55 years, as far as the mental and physical ability of the public servant is concerned. The most valuable aspect which we considered as well, and which was important to ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I not only cited the question of the amendment to the law but also, in the last sentence of my answer, I also mentioned a policy review. That is what culminates in a circular being issued. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I clearly indicated that after that statement was made, the issue of performance came up and we had to go back to the drawing board to review this matter. It is about to be concluded. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are not discriminating against persons with disabilities. We are simply balancing service delivery and being able to look after the welfare of some members of the public service. Therefore, it is very important as well that service delivery or performance is key. When the statement was made, performance became an issue and I owned up to that particular mistake that happened when the statement was issued. But this issue came up and it is being seriously looked into. A review is being done on the policy issue. Now the issue is over and very soon, a ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not saying that all the persons with disabilities cannot perform. But there are cases. It is on a case by case basis! There are cases, of course, beyond the age of 60 years which might be questionable in terms of service delivery. I am not saying that all persons with disabilities cannot perform. I did not say that! view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is not the intention of the Ministry to discriminate against a section of the Kenyan society. However, the Ministry is also responsible for ensuring that service is delivered, because the other citizen who is being given service as well is entitled; he has also got the right. So, we have to balance between the--- view