Hon Jeremiah Omboko Milemba

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• 6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: workers with irregular ones whom they are underpaying. For instance, those who are under the section of trade wings are being paid Kshs7,000, which is way below the minimum wage in Kenya, which stands at Kshs13,000. The workers are forced to sign or be taken over by KQ, which is taking over KAA. They are told that they will be managed under the old terms for a period of one year, after which their salaries shall be cut. Therefore, this is a matter of serious national concern. For example, 98 security officers were hired last week. They will be paid ... view
• 5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to go on record in supporting the Chair of this Committee for a good Report on the NG-CDF. Indeed, the NG-CDF has been a very important game-changer as far as development is concerned in the rural areas. Before the NG-CDF came, we did not see development in certain quarters in rural areas. In my constituency of Emuhaya, since the time of Hon. Marende, who was seated where you are now seated, and later on Hon. Wilber Ottichilo, the Governor of Vihiga, we have seen many changes which have gone all the ... view
• 5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: In fact, today, the NG-CDF is the face of Kenya’s development in so far as education is concerned. Without it, most of our schools, both secondary and primary, would be in very bad state. The NG-CDF has made us to see, for instance, in Emuhaya, that all schools must be in permanent state. We no longer have schools that are clay-made. This is what is also happening in the entire Kenya. So, it gives the face of Kenya in terms of development especially in education and security. view
• 5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Therefore, it is my submission that, as the Chair indicated, these funds should be sent to constituencies on time. The existing backlog must be cleared soon so that constituencies can get the money. When I looked at the table annexed to the Report, I noticed that Emuhaya Constituency is supposed to get Kshs109 million, but currently, we have only received Kshs30 million. There is a balance of Kshs79 million, which has not yet been transferred to us. I also got very keen, because Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker you are my immediate neighbour. I looked at Luanda Constituency and saw a ... view
• 5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: The NG-CDF is currently being used to pay fees especially in day schools. With the 100 per cent transition of students from primary to secondary, day schools house more than 72.8 per cent of all the students in secondary schools. This is statistics that has been released by the Ministry of Education. It is, therefore, a fact. Day schools depend on the NG-CDF for facilitation of fees in the form of bursaries. It must, therefore, go on record that Members of Parliament have become surrogate parents. They are surrogate parents on behalf of the Government for all the students of ... view
• 5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: I ask the Chair of this Committee that we could borrow from what we did with the Government funds going to schools. It was very difficult for Government to send funds to schools through the ministry. Therefore, we went ahead to make a law stipulating that 50 per cent of the money will be disbursed in the first quarter, 30 per cent in the second and 20 per cent will be released in the final quarter. So, I share with the Chair that because we know the money may not be available on time, we could also go that way ... view
• 5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Without much emphasis, it was raised by both the General in the House, my brother, Hon. Angwenyi, and Hon. Millie, about the issue of the oversight committee. I will not belabour the point, but the oversight committee has to have a proper way of operationalising itself. The way it is operating, it relies so much on the person it is supposed to oversee. Imagine you are telling the person whom you oversee to facilitate your operations. The person will certainly deal with you in a way that you have to depend on him so much so that you will not ... view
• 5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: The fund managers, as has been raised here, are the real holders of the NG-CDF. We need to have fund managers who are knowledgeable. Above all, there should be frequent transfers so that they do not overstay in one particular place and, therefore, become complacent. They should also get transfers as easy as we see it with civil servants and teachers, so that they do not get complacent and, therefore, become local managers instead of being professionals. Maybe after two or three years, they should be moved round. This will help in the issue of being careful in managing the ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the Member to mention organisations that are not represented in Parliament with regard to this particular matter? I had requested for an opportunity to make my comments on the same at a later stage. view