Dr. Enoch Kibunguchy

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 671 to 680 of 725.

• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is precisely what I was trying to say. We have paid some doctors who have provided the required documents that we have asked for. Those who have not provided us with the required documents have not been paid to date. The Ministry has employed 406 doctors and interns. Out of these, the Ministry has paid 231 and has yet to pay 175 doctors. Some of the documents that we require these doctors to give us are signed letters of first 1268 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 13, 2006 appointment, acceptance letter from the officer, arrival or reporting letter, ... view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one issue that some of the hon. Members fail to understand is that I am actually a medical doctor. As a medical doctor, I sympathise much more with my junior colleagues than most Members in this House. It is the Government policy that intern doctors are not employed. We have to understand that. Internship is part of training. It is only after they finish internship that they get employed. view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Dr. Ali and I are both doctors, but I am his senior. I cannot be clearer than what I have said. There are certain requirements that must be fulfilled before the payment is made. You do not just walk in and you are given a personal number. We are asking for certain basic requirements like an identity card. Once we get them, we shall pay those doctors. view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the identity card is just one of the requirements. There are 11 requirements which I read out. If you want me to go through them, I could do it again. Some of these are basic requirements. These interns should forward this information to the Ministry so that we can forward it to the Directorate of Personnel Management for them to be given personal numbers. You cannot be paid in the Civil Service unless you have a personal number. Prof. Anyang'- Nyong'o knows this very well. view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want us to start throwing mud at one another. I would not want to do that. As I said earlier, I am a medical doctor and I know very well what these young men and women are going through. I feel it more; I have travelled that journey, some of you have not. I know what they are going through but there are some basic requirements that we truly want. Internship is part of training. When we talk of an intern, we are talking about training that June 13, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1269 individual. view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to appear rude in this House. But when an individual hon. Member says that I have not brought a proper answer, I do not know what yardstick he is using. We require these junior doctors to give us certain information. It is as simple as that! Once we get the information, we will pay them. This information was requested from them on the first day they reported on duty and those who have provided it have been paid. Let us look at it this way, because we are talking about slightly less than ... view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: I do not know where he got the information that we have paid the 231 interns for one month. The 231 interns have been paid up to date since they started working. For the benefit of the House and my junior colleagues, let me say that I am going to make sure that--- view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not refer to hon. Members as "junior colleagues". Right from the word go, I said that I am a doctor and these interns are my junior colleagues. Those are the ones I am referring to. Wherever they are, I will make it a personal commitment to make sure that they are paid as soon as possible. view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Question was substantially answered on Thursday last week. It was just a question of hon. Kagwima looking at the papers that we tabled, so that he could ask any supplementary question. view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, our contention is that this employee had reached the mandatory retirement age of 55 years. He was born in 1927 and retired in 1983. So, at the time of retirement he was actually 56 years old. view