Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) There are 175 A-Level, 376 diploma and 157 degree holders who are police constables. (b) Promotion to the rank of inspector is competitive. The merits of individual candidates are considered by Headquarters Promotions and Selections Board in respect of promotions to and within the inspectorate and subordinate ranks. As and when vacancies arise, they will be given equal opportunities to compete against each other as per Cap.24 of Force Standing Orders Section 9(i)(ii). (c) The matter of compensation does not, therefore, arise. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have already explained that the rank of an inspector in the police force has a ceiling. There is a particular number of officers that we are supposed to have and it cannot be exceeded. Those positions are filled according to the existing vacancies. Secondly, graduates who are recruited as constables start at Job Group "J" whereas the other constables start at Job Group "F". So they already start at a higher level than the other ordinary constables and, therefore, earn higher salaries than the other ordinary constables. Besides, the police force advertises vacancies of cadets and ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have already read the Standing Orders that govern promotions in the police force and there is nowhere ethnic balance is mentioned. Even as much as I respect the information he is giving me, there is nowhere in the Standing Order that I have read where ethnic balance is a criteria for promotion. The criteria for promotion is the capability of the individual in accordance with individual merit. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have already said that the police force recognises education. I said that the graduates who are employed as constables start at Job Group "J" like other graduates in the Public Service. So, education is recognised there. However, there are other requirements for promotion that are looked into and not the mere fact that you are a university graduate. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have read the criteria for promotion and there is nowhere I have said that one of the criteria is where a Minister comes from. So, really, I do not think I have anything to explain, but I appreciate the Questioner's elaborate rhetoric which is not founded on any facts. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the beginning, I explained that when the police force advertises for jobs, it advertises for constables and cadet officers. Now, you choose to apply for whichever job you want. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you are a graduate and you decide to apply for the job of a constable, you get hired as a constable. So, that is not the problem of the force. I do not know what Mr. Ojode is quarrelling with. When graduates decide to be constables, Mr. Orwa Ojode cannot stop them because they have decided to apply to become constables and they ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Mukuyuni Police Post is not a police post as such but a patrol base which is under the Makueni Police Station. The police patrol base is currently housed in a building which has been June 26, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2005 leased by the Government from a Mr. Gideon Wambua Nguli. The patrol base will be upgraded to a police post provided that an administration block and enough police houses are put up together with adequate land for other facilities as per police specifications. view
• 26 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are prepared to upgrade this patrol base to a police station when the facilities are provided. We will need an administration block as I have specified and some houses for the police to sleep in. A patrol base is a place where police officers operate from, but it is not a permanent structure. It is put there temporarily when there is a crime upsurge in an area. It can be removed any time. A police post is a gazetted permanent structure that cannot be moved. view