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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you.
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, the first one is a response to a request for Statement by Hon. Andrew Mwadime, the Member for Mwatate. On 29th April 2020, Hon. Andrew Mwadime, MP, pursuant to Standing Order No.44 (2)(c), requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding a compulsory leave order given to Mr. Kevin Lewis Safari by the Commissioner-General of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). Specifically, Hon. Mwadime sought information on the following: i. What circumstances led to Mr. Lewis Safari being sent home on compulsory leave for 90 days by the Commissioner-General; and, ii. ...
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
ii. THAT, audit be undertaken by KRA’s Internal Audit Department to determine whether there was breach of procedures and the KRA Code of Conduct on issues surrounding the gazettement of the Customs Areas that are the subject of investigation by the DCI. With regard to the second question on when he will be reinstated to the work and station he was before, including payment of his dues, the KRA Staff Code of Conduct, under Clause 7.4, provides that on receipt of information or complaint against an employee, the employee may be placed on compulsory leave while investigations are carried out ...
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, next is a response to a request for Statement by Hon. Abdullswamad Nassir, the Member for Mvita. On 4th June 2020, Hon. Abdullswamad Nassir, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding non-payment of youths engaged by the Government under the National Hygiene Programme also referred to as Kazi Mtaani . Specifically, Hon. Abdullswamad sought information on the following: i. whether the Cabinet Secretary could explain why youths engaged in the Kazi Mtaani Programme to offer service during the COVID-19 Pandemic period are yet ...
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
IDs which belonged to other family members. Some youths had blocked or frozen numbers due to having taken Fuliza loans from Safaricom. In Mvita Constituency, the Kazi Mtaani initiative has engaged a total of 3,500 youths from Kaa Chonjo informal settlement and Old Town. The programme engaged 2,000 youths from Kaa Chonjo and 1,500 youths from Old Town. Regarding the second question, on measures the Ministry has put in place to ensure that youths are regularly paid without delay, telephone mobile money transfer companies have since been prevailed upon to allow payments through telephone numbers presented regardless of mismatch with ...
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
DISPARITIES IN CASH TRANSFERS TO ELDERLY/ORPHANED PERSONS & PERSONS LIVING WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, the final response is to a Statement request by the Member for Ruiru, Hon. Simon King’ara, on disparities regarding distribution of cash transfers to the elderly, orphans and persons living with severe disabilities. On 6th May 2020, the Member sought to know what measures have been taken to ensure that all elderly persons, orphans and persons with severe disabilities are incorporated into the InuaJamii cash transfer programme. It is the intention of the Government to cushion all elderly persons aged 70 years and above, orphans and vulnerable children and persons with severe disabilities by incorporating them into the ...
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
of age, others being orphaned and others severely disabled due to accidents. The Ministry continuously updates this data and targets new beneficiaries subject to availability of funds. What steps has the Government taken to ensure that the said needy persons who qualify to benefit from the programme in Ruiru Constituency and who from 2018 have not been included in the system having been registered? It is true there are some needy persons who were not registered in 2018 in Ruiru Constituency like in many other constituencies in the country, and could not make it to the payroll. This was due ...
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Asante, Mhe. Spika. Nachukua fursa hii pia kumshukuru Mheshimiwa. Kama Wenyeviti, tuna matatizo. Uliyazungumzia hapo mbeleni, Mhe. Spika. Tunapewa taarifa na tunakuja kusoma taarifa ndani ya Chumba. Ili tuweze kutatua, nitaalika Wizara husika wiki ijayo siku ya Jumatano. Namualika ndugu yangu na Mheshimiwa ili tujue mbivu na mbichi pamoja. Asante, Mhe. Spika.
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As you have rightly put, two weeks ago, I tabled a Report here with an electronic report showing the number of beneficiaries per constituency. We elaborated in that Report the bigger challenges facing us. We said in that Report that in the current financial year, we have a deficit of Kshs3.3 billion. In the recently concluded Census, there were 250,000 old persons who are 70 years and above. For us to bring all of them on board, we need Kshs9.9 billion. I appeared before the Budget and Appropriations Committee and I shared with them that challenge. ...
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