Hon Jeremiah Omboko Milemba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: locally trained teachers work there for the period which we shall determine. Afterwards, when security is back, we can give them teachers. The history of teaching in this country is very interesting. All communities have had a chance to protect teachers who are non-local. The early teachers in Central Kenya at Alliance High School and other places in this country were Europeans. It was the duty of the local communities to protect those Europeans until they trained the local people to become teachers. That is how we got the teachers we have today. The communities and the leaders of north ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: The issue of affirmative action is everywhere. We have had girls go to university at a lower grade. We have had people who are physically challenged go to university at a lower grade but immediately when we get to a level where everybody can go there, then we can move into the mainstream. I beg to support. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view