John Munyes

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 241 to 250 of 387.

• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I confirm that Kshs100,000 is with the DC in Mombasa and is awaiting collection by the next of kin. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not think we have that provision in our budget to pay the interest. As I speak, we have a shortfall of Kshs210 million on our pending cases and we are not even able to pay that. I am sorry there is no provision for that. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can only plead with the House to understand that we have sent that cheque to the DC in Mombasa. The cheque is dated 24th April, 2007. It has been lying there and I can check with the DC to confirm whether it is still there or not. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have kept those procedures up to when the Act changed. We are now applying the new law. The first one was the Workman’s Compensation Act. However, as we speak now, the Director of Occupational Health and Safety Board has reviewed those kind of cases. We found that some of the cases are as a result of what you have said. We have initiated that process of ensuring that we simplify the cases. The matter is now in court because sections of the Act have been suspended by the High Court and, therefore, as we speak, there ... view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that what is suspended are sections of the new Act. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is right to say that. I think we should proceed with this case. They refused to collect the cheque and it has now expired. What we will proceed with is actually--- view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that solves it really. I want to promise the House that we will sort out this matter this week. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 31 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Since 1992, the Government, through my Ministry, and in conjunction with the International Labour Organization (ILO) International Programme on Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), the Federation of Kenyan Employers (FKE), the Central Organizations of Trade Unions (COTU), civil societies as well as other key stakeholders had been implementing action programmes geared towards eliminating child labour in Kenya. According to the most recent survey, the Child Labour Report of 2008, there were 773,696 child labourers in Kenya aged between 5 to 17 years. Out of those, 408,160 were boys and 365,536 were girls. The ... view
• 31 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in responding to problems affecting children, my Ministry, in conjunction with the Provincial Administration, has created awareness to the public against the exploitation of children between the age of five to 17 years. The Employment Act provides for heavy penalties to those who exploit children. The Minister for Labour does not arrest. Ours is only to bring the issues forward and ask the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security to take up those cases. view