28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 28 and substituting therefor the following—
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28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Amendment of the Second Schedule to No. 9 of 1998. 28. The Second Schedule to the principal Act is amended— (a) by deleting paragraph 2 and substituting therefor the following new paragraph—
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28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Vacation of
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28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
office. 2. The office of a member of the Board, other than an ex-officio member, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
shall become vacant if the member— (a) at any time resigns from office by notice in writing to the Cabinet Secretary; (b) has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without permission from the Chairperson; (c) is adjudged bankrupt or enters into a composition scheme or arrangement with creditors; (d) is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud; (e) is convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months or to a fine exceeding ten thousand shilling; or, (f) is incapacitated by prolonged physical or mental illness. (b) in paragraph 3— ...
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28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
(c) by deleting paragraph 5.
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28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
This is basically to create some clarity on the grounds upon which the offices of the members of the Board can become vacant. These amendments also ensure that vacation from office is on justifiable grounds. They also ensure that there is no deadlock in the decision-making by ensuring that the quorum is five out of the nine members of the Board, such that you are not left with a dysfunctional board as was the case with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission at some point before we approved the appointment of the four new nominees. The amendments also seek to ...
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28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
( Spoke off-record)
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28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I really want to sympathise with Hon. Omboko. But it is also not true that it is only teachers who are being removed because even faith-based organisations had representatives and they have lost their representation on the Board. The fact that we have an umbrella body of employers, the FKE, on which the TSC qualifies to sit in, and the umbrella body representing unions, COTU, that teachers can join, I think they are well represented. In principle, because I had an amendment similar to that of Hon. Mbadi, we had an extensive engagement with the Chair ...
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22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, indeed, I got a copy of the response this morning. As much as I agree with the Chair of the Committee, there are issues that are cross-cutting. They have to do with the Immigration Department. I am happy that data has been provided from the Department of Immigration, showing that that slightly over 200 Kenyans have been able to access the People’s Republic of China in the last one year. On the converse, close to 3,000 Chinese have been able to access our country and transact business. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to run away ...
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