Danson Mungatana

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• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me an opportunity to also contribute to the debate on the Occupational Safety and Health Bill, 2007. I want to state from the outset that I support this Bill. I have said before that the effort by the Minister to bring our labour laws to the 21st Century must be supported by all. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we talk about occupational health and safety, we are talking about a cross-disciplinary area whose main concern, really, is the health, safety and protection of workers. Looking at the reasons as to why ... view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I take this opportunity to thank the Minister for moving the Work Injury Benefits Bill. In many ways, this Bill moves us again towards very quick settlement of compensation cases that may arise, should workers have the unfortunate incidents of work injury. This Bill must be supported by all. Regarding Clause No.7, it puts important obligation on the employer. The employers are given compulsory obligation to obtain an insurance policy by an insurer who is certified by the 1518 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 22, 2007 Minister and approved to be capable of carrying out his duties. ... view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: May 22, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1519 view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: There are a number of things that one would like to bring up at this stage. But we support this Bill in principle. There are many things that need to come out and we will bring them up during the Committee Stage. But in principle, we support it. With those few remarks, I beg to second the Bill. view
• 17 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Under the Constitution, and the doctrine of separation of powers, the Judiciary is not obliged to answer the Question. Until, and unless, our constitutional dispensation is changed, a judicial appointment, or promotion, must not be subjected to political pressure or, in any way, politicised. view
• 17 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you. I also thank Mr. Osundwa for his comment about the Speaker being an advocate of long-standing. Indeed, that is why I need to draw the hon. Member's attention to the Constitution. The whole function involving appointments of judges to the Judiciary is that of the President, who acts on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission. Section 68(2) of the Constitution provides as follows:- "In the exercise of its functions under this Constitution, the Commission - which is the Judicial Service Commission - shall not be subject to the direction or control of ... view
• 17 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate the Minister for Labour and Human Resource Development for moving this Bill at such a time. The relevance of labour institutions and the Labour Institutions Bill, which we are moving today, can only be understood, if we understand clearly labour economics. Labour economics basically deals with the question and management of supply of labour on one side and the demand for labour on the other side. The supply of labour is brought by the workers into the market and the demand for labour is taken by the employers in the labour market. ... view
• 17 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the first institution that has been created here, as he has said while moving, is the National Labour Board. For a very long time, labour and the employer have been set theoretically to be different people and sides that are antagonistic. That used to be the situation in the Marxist Theory. Labour and employers have been set like antagonistic forces. But in the 21st century, labour and the employer organizations are supposed to be working together. The National Labour Board, very clearly, has attempted to bring the labour representatives; union people, to sit in the ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak, having requested to do so on behalf of Government to respond to some of the issues that have been raised by our Members. First and foremost, I would like to record my appreciation for a job well done by the Chairman of the Public Investments Committee, the hon. J.B. Muturi, the Vice-Chairman, Wafula Wamunyinyi, and the entire team. They were given a mandate to examine the reports and accounts of public investments, and to see whether public investments, basically the parastatals, are being managed ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: I do not know whether mothers also fall in that category. view