Joyce Akai Emanikor

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new schedule immediately after the Second Schedule— view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following definition in its proper alphabetical sequence— “proceedings” means— (a) all things said, done or written by a Member or by any officer of either House of Parliament or by any person ordered or authorised to attend before such House or its committees, in or in the presence of such House or its committees and in the course of a sitting for the purpose of transacting the business of the House or its committees; and (a) all things said, done or ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: The amendment defines what constitutes proceedings of Parliament to enable Members or staff of Parliament to effectively carry out their duties. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. This Bill has taken into consideration the fundamental issue of safety and protection of workers in manual transportation of loads. It ensures that workers are trained and given instructions in a manner in which they should carry loads and that they should undergo medical examination to ascertain their fitness to undertake the task. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: The Bill also ensures that there should be good packaging by the employers. It spells out 50 kilogrammmes weight for an adult, thus not exceeding the physical capacity of the person. We know very well that many people have injured their spines which, have caused them disabilities; this has had cost implications on both the workers, who are often unable to meet the cost, and also the employer. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: The Bill protects women in the industry, especially during pregnancy and maternity period, to ensure the safety of both the mother and the baby. It is also in line with Article 53 for protecting children in the Children Act. It protects children from hazardous and exploitative labour. The Bill spells out punitive measures for employers who contravene the law by giving loads to unfit persons. It imposes on them fines not exceeding Kshs100,000. It also provides for a fine for those giving heavy loads to women who are pregnant; the fine is Kshs100, 000. For assigning a child transport of ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Finally, the Bill also allows the Cabinet Secretary (CS) to make appropriate regulations. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I fully support. view
• 8 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am in for the next Motion. I contributed to this one yesterday. Thank you. view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. While I support Hon. Sakaja on the issue of timelines, I do not think we should not be introducing some amendments just because we do not want our Bills to go to the Senate. That should not be the sole reason for introducing changes. Above that, I had an issue with the deletion of the words “youth” when the whole Bill is supposed to benefit the youth. view