Beth Mugo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 761 to 770 of 977.

• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the officers was retired normally. That leaves the other three. One of them stayed for two years. It is only one who stayed for a very short time. I would like to assure the hon. Member that we have taken note of that and we will make sure that there is continuity. view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the policy that we have is that DEOs are supposed to stay their full term, unless there are other reasons that come into play and one must be transferred. What I can assure the hon. Member is that we have taken note. There was a time when we had to make many reshuffles to stabilize the situation. There were many complaints from some areas that some DEOs had over-stayed in some areas and were getting localized. Maybe, that is where some of them were caught up and reshuffled very quickly. But I have taken note of that. ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, maybe, the use of the words "full term" was not correct. I should not have said that. There is no any set term that a DEO must be in a specific area. But we try to see that it is within a reasonable duration, so that we do not disrupt the services frequently. As far as Butere is concerned, we cannot generalize. I advise my hon. colleagues who have such a problem to make it known to the Ministry. Let me know. We will see how we can correct the situation. Now, I have taken note of ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will look into that. I do not believe it is possible to specify a certain time because issues may arise that can force the transfer of a DEO or any officer. But I would like to assure the hon. Member that we will take his request into consideration and make sure that the situation stabilizes. No one will be moved, unless he or she has to be moved before time. view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to congratulate the Minister and his very able team for the good job they continue doing in the country. We can all see it as there is water being given almost everywhere. However, I would like to urge the Minister to intensify programmes to train communities on how to manage water. This way, we can get the effects on the ground. I thank the Ministry because they are doing a very good job. I hope they will take the City on board. I think they have left it too much on the ... view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I wish to confirm that the Ministry has not issued instructions to the effect that the ongoing recruitment of primary school teachers should or should not give preference to applicants residing in the respective districts. District Education Officers (DEOs) are required to strictly adhere to the recruitment guidelines, which stipulate that all applicants should be given equal opportunity. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) advertisement in the print media requires the candidates to submit their applications to the DEOs in the districts of their choice, where vacancies exist. (b) The role of ... view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are no new rules. view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, people have always talked about decentralisation and taking the decision-making responsibility to the people. That is what the Ministry did. However, it is still the responsibility of the TSC to employ. The DEBs ratify that the applicants have been short-listed and interviewed and forward the list to the TSC for employment. view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to begin with, teachers are not employed until the DEBs ratify their applications. Members of Parliament are members of the DEBs. So, at that point, if one has any queries, one can raise them. On the issue of people being employed and leaving because of insecurity, only one teacher was involved in that particular case. Therefore, it is not quite right to generalise. view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not given any room for corruption. view