Gideon Kimutai Koske

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have listened clearly to contributions from most Members here, especially Hon. Nyikal whom I respect. I have checked and seen he is a Member of the Departmental Committee on Health. I am wondering whether the threshold of this Bill was met before getting into Parliament. Public participation is a key and important element. A Bill must be subjected to the key stakeholders. Looking at this Bill, there are more than five stakeholders. So, Hon. Speaker, before we kill it, I request you murder it. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have listened clearly to contributions from most Members here, especially Hon. Nyikal whom I respect. I have checked and seen he is a Member of the Departmental Committee on Health. I am wondering whether the threshold of this Bill was met before getting into Parliament. Public participation is a key and important element. A Bill must be subjected to the key stakeholders. Looking at this Bill, there are more than five stakeholders. So, Hon. Speaker, before we kill it, I request you murder it. view
• 29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I want to support this amendment Bill because it targets the majority of youths in this country. I fall in the category of youths in this country and recent research shows that the youth in Kenya are experiencing higher rates of unemployment than the rest of the Kenyan population. According to a recent survey done in 2020, total unemployment, excluding those involved in small-scale farming and pastoralists, is estimated to have increased from 17.3 million to 18.1 million. There are outrageous requirements that are normally made mandatory by employers. For instance, ... view
• 29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: We need to change that and bring Kenya to be at par with other States where the economy is openned and all the youths absorbed regardless of their level of education, be it at certificate, degree or masters' level. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is good to open up the economy for everyone to have something to do at any given time. We need to be honest with our campaign pledges. We always promise the electorate employment while in reality our Government does not open up areas of employment. For example, the National Police Service and Prison Service normally recruit ... view
• 29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: While in my constituency, recently, I met some youths who asked me if there was a way I could assist them to re-apply for identity cards. They wanted to increase their ages to 70 years and above so that they could qualify for the stipends that the Government gives to elderly people. It is so embarrassing when you come across such situations. Majority of the youth have specialised in just looking for work. They say: “ Ile kazi imebaki ni kazi ya kutafuta kazi.” I am deliberately using this expression so that this dire situation can be understood by everyone. ... view
• 29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Let us change the way we deal with the youths and other people graduating annually from universities and colleges, so that we can bring this country at par with other countries in the world. view
• 29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I once again thank you very much for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this debate. view
• 29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had the same discussion in the morning. First and foremost, issues that touch on teachers are very critical to most of us, especially in my constituency of Chepalungu where we have about 4000 teachers. I look at this programme in four categories. One, the cost. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. Labour practices demand that an employer who comes up with compulsory employee capacity strengthening, should plan to shoulder the attendant cost of the training. When they say this training’s cost is Kshs 6000, there is the cost ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Secondly, is family bond. Schools run for three terms. The break between the terms is a family bonding time, which is very critical. In some cases children would be studying far away from their parents. Therefore, that is the period where the family bonds. Thirdly, is about public participation. Was public participation undertaken in terms of creation of awareness and collection of views of the TSC employed teachers before rolling out this programme? Three is about the school calendar. During this COVID-19 pandemic… view