Calist Mwatela

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to begin by most sincerely apologising to you and the House for coming late. It is a failure on my part. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) No, my Ministry will not dismiss any of the recently employed persons as long as they met qualifications for the posts they were recruited for. (b) Part “b” of the Question which seeks to find out how the Government will cushion the affected employees does not arise considering the answer that I have given in “a” above. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the advertisements for these posts stated exactly what requirements were needed such as grades and particular qualifications; if it is a view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, I know the Member’s concern is very genuine. However, if we wanted somebody with “O” level certificate, but whoever was recruited does not have that certificate, he will have to tell us what kind of qualifications he has. It is just like if an individual is hired to treat people, he must have a medical certificate. If he does not have qualifications for a doctor or a nurse, he cannot be employed to work in a hospital or dispensary, for that matter. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg that Mr. Mungatana should not get confused. I am speaking for the Ministry of Education. I have said that we will not dismiss the employees as long as they meet the qualifications. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really do not understand the concern from the hon. Member. I have said - and I want to repeat - that we had to recruit according to the qualifications stated. If they meet the qualifications, they will stay. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, again, I apologize because the Questions were following one another. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: However, I beg to reply. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (a) Yes, I agree with the hon. Member that the eviction of families from Mau Forest has resulted in the increase of learners in 11 schools in Kuresoi District. That situation has led to overcrowding and over-stretching of school facilities. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (b) We carried out a needs assessment study as a result. We have provided a total of Kshs6 million as an emergency grant to the 11 schools to cater for books, desks, classrooms and toilets. I would like to table the list of the schools that have benefitted. view