John Munyes

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have consulted the Attorney- General and we have agreed that in the next one month we should be able to finalize this. However, matters of child labour are matters that affect all of us. Therefore, I call upon Members of Parliament to sensitize the public. They should not rely on the Ministry of Labour because we do not have enough personnel or chiefs in the country. Let us all support each other on this matter. view
• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is awareness and that is the Member’s job as the Member of Parliament for Dujis. If somebody is punishing that small boy in Dujis and making him look after his cows for 12 hours, that is a crime. The Member should sensitize that family. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: (a) I will make the rules and regulations under the Employment Act, 2007 once the review on the Act is concluded. My ministry along with other key stakeholders including the Kenya Law Reform Commission and our tripartite partners, Federation of Kenya Employers and COTU have begun a process to review the Employment Act, 2007 to conform with the new Constitution. We have prioritized this activity and have set a date of 20th June deadline. I will then immediately embark on making rules and regulations to operationalize the Act. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: (b) Within the provisions of the Labour Laws, any work assigned to the children should be guided by the general principle that it should not be harmful to the child’s health and development nor prejudice his or her attendance at school or participation in vocational orientation and training programmes. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure this House that once the review of the Employment Act is complete, I will make the relevant rules and regulations to safeguard our children from engaging in activities that may prejudice their health and general development. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this matter has been pending at the Attorney- General’s Chambers and with the direction of the Attorney-General, we have been advised that we should review the laws before we draft these regulations. Therefore, I want to appeal to the hon. Member to give us until June this year for us to formulate efficient rules and regulations that will help us curb this problem. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, he is right. But you know I drafted the laws and they were pending for gazettement by the Attorney-General. But, later--- view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Later, we decided that we will review the laws so that they are in conformity with the new Constitution. That is a requirement that we want to persuade the House; that, yes, the law--- view