Alex Muthengi Mburi Mwiru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: In that respect, the post of Director of Survey and Deputy Director of Survey are still vacant and will be filled substantively by the PSC in due course. The officers who were deployed to occupy the offices are doing so in an acting capacity. On the reasons why the PSC was not involved in the appointments, the Cabinet Secretary stated that substantive appointments had not been done and will be done by the PSC in the normal manner. On whether the appointments were done in line with the Government policy of reducing the wage bill, the Cabinet Secretary stated that ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: field office; the procedure of appointment of such public officers; and lastly, why 1,700 leases prepared prior to the appointment of the new Director-General have not been signed yet. Hon. Speaker, the Cabinet Secretary informed the Committee as follows: On why the Cabinet Secretary revoked the appointment of Mr. Zablon Mabea from signing titles, the Cabinet Secretary told the Committee that the Commissioner of Lands was appointed under the Registration of Titles Act, Cap.281 of the Laws of Kenya which was repealed by the Land Registration Act No.3 of 2012. The new Act does not provide for the office of ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: On why 1,700 leases prepared prior to the appointment of the new Director- General have not been signed yet, the Cabinet Secretary informed the Committee that many grants and leases had been prepared and forwarded to the former Commissioner of Lands for execution and transition provisions but was unable to sign them on health grounds. The issue of signing grants and leases was under discussion between her office and the National Land Commission and the Attorney-General. Hon. Speaker, Sir, the Chairman of the National Land Commission, Professor Muhammad Swazuri appeared before the Committee and responded to queries raised by the ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, the Chairperson of the Public Service Commission also appeared before the Committee accompanied by the Chief Executive and other staff and explained the procedures followed in the PSC on transfers, appointments, acting appointments, promotion and establishment of offices and posts. From the meeting, it was clear that the appointments of Director-General, Acting Director and the Acting Deputy Director as well as transfer of officers from the Ministry was a preserve of the PSC as it did not fall under delegated powers being offices above Job Group “Q”. view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Tom Odede from the office of the Attorney-General further advised on the procedure used in processing legal notices and informed Members that the office of the Attorney-General had to clear them before they were signed. A circular to all ministries and Government departments dated 15th February, 2002 communicated these procedures which are clearly outlined in paragraphs 19 to 24 and which every Government department was bound to adhere to. However, he informed the Committee that the Legal Notice No.13766 was forwarded directly to the Government Printer. He also informed the Committee that the matter of gazettement ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: I will now go to the observations of the Committee. Hon. Speaker, the Committee noted that the PSC has appointed Principal Secretaries as authorised officers in the ministries and equipped them with guidelines and regulations that ought to be followed in all matters of human resource management. It is worth noting that communication relating to the appointments, establishments and transfers to the PSC emanated from a Cabinet Secretary and not the authorised officer appointed by the Commission. view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: On the establishment of offices, our observations were: The Committee noted that Article 234 of the Constitution vests to the PSC the power to establish offices or posts in the public service unless where there is express provision in the Constitution or by registration to the contrary. The Cabinet Secretary, therefore, acted in breach of the Constitution by unilaterally establishing an office and went ahead to gazette and give such functions as deemed fit in blatant disregard of the Constitution. Furthermore, in her report to the Committee she indicated that a draft report prepared by the Directorate of the Public ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: On the legal notices, the Committee noted that the advisory from the Office of the Attorney-General governing publication of legal instruments by the Government Ministries and Departments was released on 15th February, 2002. The procedure for processing of legal notices is outlined in Paragraph 19 to 24 and it states as follows: That all matters to appear as a legal notice in the gazette must be cleared by the Legislative Drafting Department before submission to the Minister or appropriate authority concerned for signature and cannot be cleared after the signature. A request for clearance must be made in writing with ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: moratorium placed on signing of any leases until the Commission was on board and not Mr. Mabea’s ill health as alleged. The Committee noted that legal advice sought established that Mr. Mabea could continue signing the leases under the transition clauses. Furthermore, the Committee noted that a gazette notice could not override a written law. On the Committee’s recommendations, in the absence of constitutional legal, administrative and procedural backing for the transfers, promotions, appointments, and establishment/gazettement under the Ministry the Committee recommends as follows: The officers who had been irregularly and un-procedurally removed from office be reinstated and the purported ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT this House adopts the Report of the Joint Committee on Lands and Delegated Legislation laid on the Table today, 31st October, 2013. view