Gideon Keter

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Clause 2 of the Bill deals with miscellaneous matters, including replacement of obsolete terms such as “Minister” with “Cabinet Secretary” meaning that the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to the youth. Clause 3 of the Bill also provides for amendment of Section V of the National Youth Council Act No.10 of 2009 and replaces the term “Permanent Secretary” with “Principal Secretary” in line with the provision of the Constitution of Kenya. It is notable that the youth of this country lack enforceable contracts that are geared towards the development of young persons. The ineffectiveness of ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: young people the 30 per cent tenders in procurement, from the county governments to all parastatals. So, there is no enforceable contract so far that is being implemented to support the development of young persons. The National Youth Council has never been funded, and that has affected its operations. On issues affecting the youth in employment, there is a lot of red tape everywhere. A young person seeking employment is asked to produce many documents as if he or she is not a citizen of this country, or as if the national identity card is not enough. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Clause 4 of the Bill provides for amendment of Section VI of the National Youth Council Act No.20 of 2009 by substituting the word “sub-location” with a term or a word in line with the language used in the current Constitution of Kenya. Clause 3 of the Bill provides for amendment of Section V of the National Youth Council Act, 2009 that deals with the replacement of the “Permanent Secretary” with “Principal Secretary”. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: On the composition of the Council, the Bill proposes that it shall consist of a non- executive chairperson who shall be a youth appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya; the Principal Secretary (PS) responsible for matters relating to the youth or his representative nominated in writing; the PS responsible for matters relating to finance or his representative nominated in writing; the Attorney-General or his representative nominated in writing; ten persons being youth appointed by the Cabinet Secretary and the Secretary of the Board who shall be the Chief Executive Officer, and an ex-officio member of the Council ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: According to Clause 3 of the Bill, the person qualified to be the chairperson of the Council should be in possession of a bachelor’s degree from a university recognised in Kenya, should have at least five years of post-qualification experience, should not be a holder of any other public office, should be a member of an active registered youth group, and should meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution and any relevant law of integrity. That person must be a youth. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The qualification for appointment for members of the Council under Clause 3 of the Bill are that the individual must possess at least a post-secondary education certificate from an institution recognised in Kenya, must have at least three years post-qualification experience, must not be a holder of any other public office, must be a member of an active youth organisation or youth group, must meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution and must be a youth. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The proposed amendment also prescribes the procedures to be followed for the appointment or election of the 10 youths as members of the Council. The candidate eligible for appointment as a member of the Council shall be selected, nominated or elected in an open, transparent and competitive process at the county level. The selection, election or nomination panel in every county shall consist of the County Commissioner, who shall be the chairperson, the County Director of Youth Affairs, the County Director of Social Development Services, the County Director of Gender Affairs, two persons representing faith-based organisations, a representative from the ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Scouts and the County Chairperson of the organisation responsible for people living with disability. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The Third Schedule of the Bill provides for the selection, nomination or election of nominees at the county level. It provides that each selection, nomination or election panel at the county level shall, within seven days of its convening, invite applications from qualified persons and publish the names and qualifications of all applicants in the Kenya Gazette and the Ministry’s website. The panel shall also consider the applications, interviews and shortlist two persons being male and female qualified for appointment as members of the Council and shall forward the names of the shortlisted persons to the Cabinet Secretary who shall ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank Hon. Gideon Keter for bringing this important amendment Bill. The first time I came to this House as a nominated Member of Parliament in 2003, I represented the youth. Though I ceased being a youth, I am still very youthful at heart. So, I will always stand to support matters affecting the youth of this country. From the 2019 Population and Housing Census, the youth constitutes over 50 per cent of our population. We have also realised that we have an all-time high unemployment rate of 35 per cent. Therefore, it ... view