Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2541 to 2550 of 2560.

• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think with due respect to the Member, I think this financial year has not ended. So, I do not understand what hon. Ogindo is saying. view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I want to say that I support the Bill. I want to say that those who are performing the same duties should be paid equally. I think we must look at the structures in the Public Service. Is our Public Service optimal or bloated? Are some areas under-staffed and others over-staffed? I think when the Commission eventually starts working, at some point, we may need to look at the Public Service properly. The employees of the public service will be affected and where there are excesses, they need ... view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will not say much but I want to say this about this Bill. When I read through the Bill, Mr. Minister, what is the reporting structure of the Commission? After it has done its job, where does it report? The structures are not very clear in the Bill. After saying the salaries of university staff or teachers are high, will they report to Parliament; will they publish the new salaries without resorting to Parliament? I think, Mr. Minister, something must be done regarding the reporting structure of the Commission. We need to clarify whether ... view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are three arms of the Government and, for a very long time, getting proper salaries has been through fighting. Teachers have never got any salary increases except through strikes. It is hoped that this new body will be awake, strategic and listen to the public servants and state officers. We have voted for separation of powers of the three arms of Government. I know it is a constitutional body but my fear is that it could be used, at some later stage, to manage the other arms through the back door. I think we ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that the case is in court. We have had many cases which go to court relating to policemen and teachers and once they are determined by courts, the teachers or the policemen involved are not taken back to service. Could he confirm that if the court rules that, that teacher is not guilty of the allegations, they will reinstate her back to her job? view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank the Member for Ndaragwa for moving this Motion. All hon. Members are ex-officio members of the Boards of Governors (BoGs) of our schools and we quite understand these issues. The Ministry of Education has increased funding and support to both primary and secondary schools and a lot of attention has been paid to the teachers over time. There will be an issue if we continue paying attention to one arm while the other arm does not move. So, it is important that those people who operate behind the scenes and are very ... view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. You heard the hon. Member mention a private company in bad light. This company is not able to defend itself in this House. He needs to either substantiate or withdraw. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Assistant Minister to take us round in this matter? He said that the victim was shot within the training area and yet he still tells us that he doubts whether the victim was shot by the military personnel, or a bullet from elsewhere. Is it in order for him to mislead this House that there could have been other people with guns within the military training area? view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe that if the Ministry had staff monitoring the Mara River, some of the fish could have been saved. Could the Minister confirm whether or not there is anybody who is monitoring the rivers to ensure that the fish are safe? view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, from the onset, I support the Motion. It is very unfortunate that such a thing could have happened in Kenya at a time when we were talking about reforms. If you recall, this happened at a time when the former KANU Government had been voted out. We had a new Government which was busy promising serious reforms and blaming the former Government of impunity. According to this report, these two brothers were in Kenya on behalf of some high ranking individuals in this country. It is very difficult to understand why foreigners can come and flush ... view