Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that if Mr. Owino brought a specific Question on the individuals, I am ready to answer it. The Report has not been released to the public. The Question asks whether the Report is supposed to be released or not. I have said that the Government will not release the Report. view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are ready to answer the Question if the hon. Member drafts it. That is a specific Question. The hon. Member should not be given a short-cut that other hon. Members are not given. Let him draft a Question. We are ready to respond to it! view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to take this opportunity to support this Motion. I would like to thank Ms. Abdalla for bringing the Motion to this House, and assure Dr. Ali that the Government will not water down the proposed Bill. The Government will, actually, seek to strengthen the Bill, because it is in the best interests of the Government that we have a drug-free society. Drugs are very bad for the country and for our youths. In fact, in some countries, drug money has been known to bring down governments. Drug money has been ... view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the Mover pointed out, we have many institutions which are involved in the fight against drugs but, because of lack of a legal framework, their activities are not well co-ordinated and synergised, so that we can have the best effects from the war against drug abuse. The National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA), which is a body within our Ministry, mainly deals with education against the use of drugs and substance abuse. It mainly co-ordinates a national campaign to educate the youth on the problems of drugs and the need not ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Question was previously partly answered and I sought time to seek more information on the part relating to police welfare. 424 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 5, 2007 As I had indicated yesterday, the Government increased the salaries of police officers in the year 2003 by 115 per cent. The lowest paid police officer was earning Kshs4,650 and now earns a salary of Kshs9,600. In relation to housing, the Government introduced a housing allowance for officers in the lower cadre from a constable to a senior sergeant. A constable now earns a house allowance of Kshs1,650 and ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on top of that, the police officers are also compensated under the Workman's Compensation Act. All officers who earn a maximum of Kshs33,000 per month or Kshs400,000, per year are compensated under the Workman's Compensation Act. Under that arrangement, you are actually paid your basic salary for five years. view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have explained that this Government, because it is concerned about the welfare of the police, increased their salaries by 115 per cent. That is one of the biggest increments that has ever been done by the Government. I have also given the breakdown of other allowances that officers are earning now, but which were not there before. They include housing and medical allowances. I have also mentioned the group personal accident cover that covers a police officer if he dies or gets injured while working. I am satisfied that so far, the Government has done ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already explained that all police officers from the level of constable to senior sergeant are housed by the Government. They are also paid a house allowance. It is only the senior police officers, from the rank of an inspector to the top, who are paid a housing allowance and allowed to look for their own houses. Yesterday, if the hon. Member who is asking the question was here--- He was not here! That is why he is asking the question. I detailed the housing units that the Government has undertaken to date, and the ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the police budget was also increased by 100 per cent. It was increased with a view to procuring the best equipment in the market to make our police effective in handling criminals, who have also become equally sophisticated. view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, promotions within the Kenya Police have also been streamlined. There is a board that deals with promotions based on merit and performance. view