Calist Mwatela

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• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will definitely follow up and ensure that the funds are availed. December 10, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4027 view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I was to answer that question in another three weeks, I would say yes. That is because the Ministry's plan is that, by 2010, it will take--- view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Yes! By 2010. It will take over ECD centres. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The TSC effects deductions from teachers' pay to insurance companies and hire purchase firms on instructions in writing from individual teachers. Unauthorized deductions are not allowed. (b) Teachers' pension benefits involve two Ministries; the Ministry of Education, which processes pension claims and the Ministry of Finance which, issues the income tax clearance certificates and effects payments. The delays are caused by the following:- (i) slow processing of teachers' benefits is due to the involvement of various Government agencies, which my Ministry does not have control over. In view of this, I have ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, all deductions that have been made by the TSC without the authority of the teacher must be refunded to the teacher. That is my instruction. The refund must be made to the teacher. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member that it is a very serious matter to effect deductions from somebody's income without the express authority of that person. So, my Ministry is going to give instructions to the TSC to ensure that no deductions are made without a signature authorizing those deductions by the earner of income. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, again, I concur with the hon. Member that after someone has given service for so many years, that person should get his final dues within reasonable time. I agree with the hon. Member that in this country, teachers retire and, in some cases, go for years before they are paid their dues. My Ministry, as I have indicated, is in discussions with the Pensions Department in Treasury and the KRA, as well as the TSC, to ensure that retiring teachers are paid within one month after retirement. I believe that with everybody doing what they ought to ... view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg the November 26, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3617 indulgence of the House. I had an answer but I found it very unsatisfactory and so I talked to the hon. Member and asked him to allow me two weeks to answer his Question. The reason for that request is that this issue of teachers' pension is a very burning one in this country. There are very many teachers out there who have retired. Some of them have been out there for more than a year and they have not received their benefits. I would like the Ministry ... view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The performance of Ebunangwe Boys Secondary School has, on average, been poor since the advent of 8-4-4 system of education in 1989, when the school registered a mean score of 4.57 in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The performance, thereafter, improved slightly to reach the best performance ever for the school in 1998, when it achieved a mean score of 5.08. The lowest performance was in 2001, when the school registered a mean score of 3.82. The results for 51 KCSE candidates in 2007 were cancelled due to examination ... view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is the practice of the Ministry to establish the wrong-doing before it takes action. In that particular case, definitely, corrective action will be taken! If the teacher is found to have stolen some money, then, definitely, we will interdict him or her. But it is also important for hon. Members to note that when we interdict teachers, we also risk losing the money. So, one of the ways is to ensure that those people pay back our money before we remove them from the service. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view