John Munyes

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 201 to 210 of 387.

• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding appointment of judges, Clause 5 of the Bill provides for the court. “The court shall consist of - (a) The Principal Judge; and (b) such number of Judges as may be determined by an Act of Parliament pursuant to Article 165(1) (a).” So the matter is back to Parliament. We can create as many as we can. On appointment of Labour Inspectors--- view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think our learned friend has helped clarify that. I was on the point of Labour Inspectors. The Ministry has poor budgetary allocations and, therefore, that was to blame for the kind of problems we faced on that. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On the issue of industrial spirit and improvement of arbitration, well this Bill will improve that. On time factor in dispute resolutions, that is a matter for discussion. Of course, judges will be subjected to vetting. That has already been explained. On personnel, in the past the Industrial Court lacked adequate budget allocation. Now, with the new Bill and system, the Judiciary will take care of that. On whether the Co- operatives Tribunal could be expanded, the Minister for Co-operative Development said that in future we need to incorporate the co-operative movement, and somebody said the co-operative movement is one ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to move. view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Industrial Training (Amendment) Bill be now read a Second Time. view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am delighted to stand before this august House today to move the Industrial Training (Amendment) Bill, 2009. The Bill is intended to amend the Industrial Training Act, Cap.237, of the Laws of Kenya. The history of the Act is as follows. The first legislation governing industrial training, the Industrial Training Ordinance, commenced in May 1960 and provided the regulation of the training of persons engaged in the industry. The Act was amended in 1971 to establish the National Industrial Training Council and create the Office of Director of Industrial Training as the Secretary of the Council. ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, many changes have occurred at the global, regional and national level. These have had far-reaching implications on industrial training in Kenya. Our country, like many other countries, is striving to strengthen development of skills to secure the greatest possible improvement in the quality and efficiency of industrial training to ensure adequate supply of proper manpower at all levels in the industry. The purpose of this Bill is to transform the Directorate of Industrial Training, which is currently in the Ministry of Labour as a department, into a semi-autonomous Government parastatal to be known as the National Industrial ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, currently, the Directorate of Industrial Training is responsible for administration and management of Industrial Training Levy Fund, trade testing, certification, development and harmonization of industrial training curricula and the administration and management of five industrial training centres located in Mombasa, Athi River, Kisumu and two in Nairobi. As a Government Department, the Directorate has been experiencing various constraints and challenges which include insufficient financial resources, inadequate human resource, obsolete training equipment, outdated curricula, dilapidated infrastructure, inadequate training capacity in the Directorate of Industrial Training Centres and inability to attract and retain qualified staff. This has resulted in ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, due to the changing demand of the industry, training programmes and technology, which was considered appropriate in the past, are becoming irrelevant and obsolete. New materials and more efficient methods of production have emerged and many functions in the industry have been automated. The employees are required to be adaptable and flexible in the skills they possess in order to respond to new methods of production and materials used in the industry. view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, to address the weaknesses and challenges that I have referred to, there is need to amend the Industrial Training Act. The objective of this Bill is to amend the Act in order to establish a semi-autonomous body to spearhead integrated industrial training at all levels of the industry, strengthen the financial base of the Directorate of Industrial Training by improving the levy collection system and diversifying sources of funding to complement Government grants, improve reimbursement systems to employers for training course, attract and retain adequate qualified personnel and formulate policies and implement systems that ensure the greatest ... view