22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
The current national requirement is that those seeking employment in the public sector should get clearance from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) and Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). Clearance certificates ordinarily sought by employers relate to certification of the status of a potential employee tax compliance, ethics and integrity, credit worthiness and criminal liability. By inference, the relevant institutions that issue the said clearance certificates are EACC, HELB, KRA, DCI and the CRB. The issuance of clearance certificate ought not to be treated as a revenue stream ...
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22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
The application and processing of compliance or clearance certificate by the relevant entities should be automated in order to facilitate the acquisition of such documents and reduce attendant cost of manual processing of such documents. While it is necessary for an employer to require an applicant to submit the compliance or clearance certificate as a condition for confirmation of employment, the requirement should not be used to lock out applicants at first instance or recruitment or an application. The Bill provides that an employer who intends to enter into a written contract of service may, in compliance with Chapter Six ...
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22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
The application and processing of compliance or clearance certificate by the relevant entities should be automated in order to facilitate the acquisition of such documents and reduce attendant cost of manual processing of such documents. While it is necessary for an employer to require an applicant to submit the compliance or clearance certificate as a condition for confirmation of employment, the requirement should not be used to lock out applicants at first instance or recruitment or an application. The Bill provides that an employer who intends to enter into a written contract of service may, in compliance with Chapter Six ...
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22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
mandatory clearance certificate from the relevant entities and may withdraw an offer of contract of service, where the employee does not submit the mandatory clearance certificate. The constitutional underpinning of ethics and integrity is provided in Article 10(2)(c), 73(2) (a) of the Constitution and Section 12(a) of the Leadership and Integrity Act.
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22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
mandatory clearance certificate from the relevant entities and may withdraw an offer of contract of service, where the employee does not submit the mandatory clearance certificate. The constitutional underpinning of ethics and integrity is provided in Article 10(2)(c), 73(2) (a) of the Constitution and Section 12(a) of the Leadership and Integrity Act.
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22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
The statutory requirement for compliance with ethics and integrity is also provided in Section 52 of the Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012 which provides that the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution and Part II of the Leadership and Integrity Act except Section 18 shall apply to all public officers as if they were State officers. The provisions of Chapter Six apply to State and public officers. The mandatory clearance certificate from the relevant entities is mainly a requirement during the recruitment of such officers pursuant to the Constitution and relevant laws as regards private employers. It is at ...
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22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
The statutory requirement for compliance with ethics and integrity is also provided in Section 52 of the Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012 which provides that the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution and Part II of the Leadership and Integrity Act except Section 18 shall apply to all public officers as if they were State officers. The provisions of Chapter Six apply to State and public officers. The mandatory clearance certificate from the relevant entities is mainly a requirement during the recruitment of such officers pursuant to the Constitution and relevant laws as regards private employers. It is at ...
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21 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity.
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21 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Let me start by congratulating my colleague in the disability movement for this important honour. I must thank you, Hon. Speaker, because it is you who identified her and made sure she was part of the Commonwealth Parliamentary group. She deserves that position. When she became a PWD through a road accident, I was a board member of the National Government Affirmative Action Fund while she was a Woman Representative and I interacted with her. I saw her zeal. Immediately she became a PWD, she accepted that disability and ...
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21 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Lastly, I will not respond to sideshows from people who are not PWDs and who divulge their ignorance to the disability movement. I thank you so much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Congratulations once again, my sister and colleague.
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