Hon Jeremiah Omboko Milemba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3121 to 3130 of 3143.

• 18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. We should not do it from the basis of the interest of our professions. What Hon. Kajwang’ was trying to do was that we can hire a lawyer. We do not need to bring him on board. In fact, the Hon. Member who has just spoken has given credit to this. If you look at Ministers for Finance who performed well, they may not have been guys in that profession, but under them, there were technocrats who were helping them to perform. Moving forward, whereas I do not believe in exclusion per se - that we ... view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to confine myself to the constitutionality of this Motion. I quickly want to indicate that it is wrong for the House to be informed and guided, as I earlier heard, that only just a small group of people look at the constitutionality of the Motions before they come here. That is a misguided approach. There is only one institution that can make a decision on the constitutionality of any law in this country and that is the Judiciary. Section 37 is very strong… The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is ... view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, I quickly support the fact that this Motion is not proper and against our Constitution, which is supreme. At no time should this House look like it wants to meddle with the Constitution, unless we are handling a Constitutional Motion. view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My comments are on the issue of de- localisation of teachers. That policy came in quickly and without much consultation from the stakeholders. It is true that it has caused a lot of suffering among teachers. Originally, teachers were localised under the District Focus for Rural Development during the time of President Moi and teachers worked closer to their homes. Today, with the de-localisation policy, teachers are being moved to far-away places. view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: The idea of de-localisation has no face for the teachers especially considering the fact that the HIV/AIDs epidemic has affected the Kenyan population including teachers. De-localisation equally, has no face for the old teachers who are almost retiring, the sick, females and youthful teachers who are just newly married. It is causing a lot of havoc among the teachers. De- localisation, for the sake of the House to understand further, has moved from the level of just de- localising the existing teachers to de-localising promotions. Currently, what is happening is that, for one to be promoted, he must be a ... view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: So, the de-localisation policy has moved from the teachers to promotions. It is causing a lot of bad feelings among communities because local teachers are feeling left out. De-localisation is being used for favouritism because a teacher who is a non-local in an area is promoted and the locals are left out. Therefore, this policy needs to be looked into. It is true that there is a big shortage of teachers in this country and the number stands at 103,000. It is important for the Government to set aside funds for employment of more teachers in our schools. The Departmental ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I speak on behalf of Amani National Congress, which is part of the NASA Coalition. Dialogue is a word that is used severally in the community I come from. Hence the word mulembe, which means “dialogue and peace”. However, whereas we want to support dialogue in Kenya, I would like to quickly assert that dialogue must be done in a structured manner that is all-involving. As the Mover and the Seconder of the Motion have indicated, we want to move forward. If we want the dialogue process to be all-involving, we must include all the players ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Dialogue cannot be about two individuals. We have seen dialogue between two individuals before. I echo the words of Hon. Duale. He reiterated how this type of dialogue failed severally in the past. If we allow it go on without getting it structured for the benefit of this country – and I am not talking as an individual or as ANC or NASA Member – we shall create another new spirit of either opposition or counter opposition, which we may not need. Therefore, we shall get ourselves into a mutation of the same problem that we want to address. We ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: As I wind up, I would echo the words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. As we move forward, I inform the Leader of the Minority Party that this is not a process of fear. But the way he moved it, it seemed he feared. If he is afraid, he will be defeated. view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I directly support this Motion. I want to remind this House that in 2015, 28 teachers died in the north eastern parts of Kenya. Out of the 28 teachers, 14 were from the former Western Province, five of them were from Vihiga County and two were from Emuhaya, which I represent. We buried them. For us, our cash crop is our teachers. When we give you our coffee, who are the teachers and you throw it into water, that cannot be accepted. Therefore, I support this Motion that we get short-term solutions to have ... view