Boniface Mganga

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• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. A team of officers from the Permanent Public Remuneration Review Board, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the Ministry of Planning and National Development was sent to Suba District from 23rd to 26th September, 2007, to assess whether the district should be gazetted as a hardship area to qualify for hardship allowance. The team has now presented a report, which is being analyzed. Once the process is over, the necessary action will be taken immediately. Suffice it so say, currently, teachers working in Mfangano and Rusinga Islands of Suba District are being paid a ... view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government does not discriminate against any district with regard to hardship allowance. However, a proper process has to be followed to determine whether a district, town or location should be placed under hardship allowance category. So, as I have said, a team was sent to the district, and I am glad that the hon. Member acknowledges that. That is how seriously I took the issue when it was raised. Therefore, I think in the next two or three weeks, we should be through and the gazettement will be put in place, so that 4392 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES ... view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me say that there was an element of human error while we were planing to review the situation in a number of districts that had been mapped out for review. A Question was raised at the time but the exercise was not necessarily triggered by the Question. I would also like to mention that it is not a question of discretion. It is out of a need based on certain clear situations that are looked at by this Committee. Let me also add that, while we are reviewing this situation, the Government is also taking serious ... view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of those omissions could be purely due to human error. What he has said applies to many other areas, including my own constituency where hardship allowance was being paid to teachers in the whole of Tausa Division and three schools were left out, because there was a mistake by the officer who was on the ground to enumerate the schools in that area. With respect to the issue the hon. Member has raised, I undertake to have the anomaly corrected. view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, let me say that Suba District receives a fair amount of rainfall which encourages agricultural activities, particularly Gwassi Division which produces a lot of maize. So, I think the first thing for the area residents is to take advantage of the rainfall every time it occurs. view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member did not wait for me to finish. I was going to say better things, but he was in a hurry to cut me off. Be that as it may, I wish to confirm to him that following the report that has been presented to us, we shall gazette Suba District in the time period that I have indicated. view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought I had already dealt with the last question. But since you have allowed the hon. Member to raise another issue, I want to confirm that I am aware of that problem in Nyatike and, in fact, even in Kuria District! The same will be done. view
• 16 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Commissioner of Lands was transferred from the Ministry of Lands to the State Law Office for re-designation and deployment as a result of the ongoing reforms in the Ministry of Lands aimed at improving service delivery. She was not, therefore, demoted but was transferred and retains the same terms of service and remuneration. view
• 16 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are procedures that are followed before an officer of the Government is suspended, interdicted or dismissed from the service for that matter. If there is not enough evidence to interdict or suspend an officer, there is no need to take such an action. But, administratively, if there is need to deploy an officer elsewhere, then the Government is at liberty, due to the exigencies of the service, to take that action. view
• 16 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is allowed to have feelings. But feelings are not necessarily what is contained in Government regulations. In any case, the officer was not the only one who was affected by that action. There were other officers who were affected by the same deployment at the same time. view