Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi

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• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that these three Bills, the Labour Institutions Bill, the Occupational Safety and Health Bill and the Work Injury Benefits Bill were only read out for the first time yesterday. In terms of our Standing Order No.101(a)(3), at the request of the Minister, they were committed to the relevant Departmental Committees which, within the provisions of that sub-section, are supposed to give a report within seven days. Therefore, it is very clear that the seven days have not lapsed. Therefore, it is a mistake for these Bills to be placed on the Order ... view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member on the Floor 1182 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 9, 2007 is pleading with you to intervene. She cannot be heard! view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was giving the Official Response. view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I was saying yesterday, this Bill is most welcome, if for no other reason, because it updates our own Employment Act, Cap.226, Laws of Kenya, which is really old and a colonial relic. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was on the verge of saying that seven of the provisions of this Bill need rethinking. Just to refresh our memory, I had just said if you look at the definitions' section on what is defined as disability, I did indicate that I think it is unacceptable that a person who is HIV positive should ... view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that I welcome this innovation here called "sub-ordinate labour courts". But it is defined again to mean: "subordinate labour court" means a subordinate labour court established by the Labour Institutions Act. So, the same argument that I have advanced regarding the office of the registrar and that, as I said yesterday, of the person they are calling the "director" and even where they have imported the meaning of a medical doctor. The same, same argument obtains. The innovation is good, but let us just give the meaning here. We want to establish subordinate labour ... view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that this is a welcome move. I want to urge the Minister to give the subordinate courts some jurisdiction so that we can say: "A subordinate labour court presided over by a magistrate of this class or cadre shall deal with these kind of disputes." That way, we will stratify the kind of disputes and actually minimise the number of disputes as we go to what is called the National Labour Court (NSC). I believe in the hierarchy proposed here, this should be the highest court. It is equivalent to the Industrial Court. ... view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: May 9, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1241 view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me move to Part II of this Bill, which contains the General Principles. Clause 5(5) on page 158 says:- "An employer who contravenes the provisions of this section commits an offence." My only quarrel there--- My advice to the Minister is: Once we identify that a person has committed an offence by not doing any of the acts provided for here, such as promoting equal opportunity of employment, somebody who practises discrimination---- I also wish to welcome the fact that they have recognized affirmative action as not being discrimination. There is need to provide ... view
• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In his response the Assistant Minister talked of Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2007. To the best of my knowledge, no such Bill has been published or tabled before this House. Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead the House? view