Cornelly Serem

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this Motion. First, let me thank my colleague, Hon. Barasa, for this wonderful amendment that will address issues that touch on retirees. 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. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: I cannot overemphasise the challenges that retirees go through immediately they retire from their workplaces. Quite a number of retirees go back to their rural areas as soon as they retire. As soon as you hit back to your rural area with no income, definitely, you are faced with one thing: you are faced with death and the challenges that come with stress because you have no income. Somebody who has worked for 40 years and expects to be paid a lump sum and a monthly stipend yet misses the same will die in a short period of time. You ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: It is good that we are going to put in place a law that allows timeframes for a beneficiary to be paid on time. All the schemes that will not pay on time should pay a penalty. I agree with view
• 10 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Barasa that the penalty should not only be monetary but also a time in jail so that those who are sitting on our files when we retire should know that there are consequences. Those who are working for this country or any institution should be assured that they will enjoy their benefits when they retire. It is not a crime to retire. It is not wrong to retire. All of us should be encouraged that you do not even have to work for 40 years, until 60 years of age, to retire. One should be volunteering to retire knowing very ... view
• 29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chair. I am of the same opinion that it is very important for Parliament to realise that those who serve in those boards are also Kenyans of some background. So, waking up and kicking them out might not be very fair, because you must have a reason for kicking them out. I support the amendment by Hon. Ichung’wah. view
• 29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chair. I am of the same opinion that it is very important for Parliament to realise that those who serve in those boards are also Kenyans of some background. So, waking up and kicking them out might not be very fair, because you must have a reason why you are kicking them out. I support the amendment by Hon. Ichung’wah. view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Leader of the Majority Party knows very well that this House has a NG-CDF Committee Chairman and I am a very active Member of that Committee. view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, for the record, the Board has not received a penny of the Kshs5.7 billion. It is good for all of us to know that what the Leader of the Majority Party is telling us is word of mouth. There is no document tabled before this House. There is no document from which we can confirm that the money is in our accounts. The Chief Executive Officer of the NG-CDF Board has confirmed that there is no money given to the Board. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I was responding to the allegations. view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Mine, Hon. Speaker. I am a Member of the Committee. The Leader of the Majority Party is not a Member. view