Koigi Wamwere

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 161 to 170 of 186.

• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: I do not understand why I have to be congratulated twice. I thought that I had answered my maiden Question, so I do not understand the reason for the applause. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is true that 253 workers have left the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and not 260, in a staff rationalization exercise that was approved by the Government. The first and second phases of the exercise were implemented last year in which 121 employees left the corporation. The current exercise is the third phase of the programme which has seen 253 employees leave ... view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had a meeting this morning with the affected workers and they raised these same complaints that the hon. Member is raising. I do concede that the process could have been carried out more humanely. I do not personally agree that it is fair to retrench someone without letting him or her know. Now that this has happened, all we can do is have some kind of discourse with the affected workers and promise that next time this will not happen. view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to state that I remain committed to the plight of Kenyan workers. This is precisely why I am in the service of this Government. I think that the hon. Member did not quite get what I said. I agreed that the process could have been done more humanely but in his question he seemed to imply that I had disagreed with the retrenchment exercise. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in fact, there is a difference between the two. While one was done because it was considered absolutely necessary for restructuring of the KBC, I still ... view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last year I happened not to be in the same position that I am, although I know that the Government has institutional memory. That memory does not tell me that what the hon. Member claims happened, took place. If he gives me more information about it, I could make enquiries and later bring an answer here, to his satisfaction. view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Bw. Naibu Spika, msimamo wangu ni ule ule kiitikadi, na sidhani ya kwamba nimejibu swali hili kimakosa. Kulingana na habari ambazo nimepewa, hao wafanyakazi ambao wameachishwa kazi wamelipwa marupurupu yao. Kulingana na orodha ambayo ninayo wanalipwa marupurupu hayo kuanzia kiasi cha Kshs100,065 had Kshs400,010. Ningetaka kukiri ya kwamba, nia ya Wizara ilikuwa ni kuwalipa zaidi, lakini kwa bahati mbaya Serikali ikawa haina pesa ambazo tulikuwa tumewaombea. Natumai ya kwamba nchi yetu ikitajirika wafanyakazi hawa wataweza kupewa mishahara ambayo itawasaidia kujikimu watokapo kazini. view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of these things happened during the tenure of the last regime, including the tenure of the hon. Member at KBC. The package that was paid to each individual worker was based on three months basic salary in lieu of notice, a golden handshake of Kshs120,000 and severance payment of 15 days basic salary for every completed year of service, two months basic salary as transport allowance and earned leave as at 30th June, 2006. I hope that will help to clarify the matter that the hon. Member was trying to raise on a point of ... view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am doing this with a heavy heart. I would have wished that I did not have to do it. But now that I have been challenged, I would like to state that during the tenure of the hon. Member, there were three employees, namely, Eric Ponda, Stephen Mrima and Alfred Kiti who were hired on grounds that were not exactly straight. Eric Ponda was a former fuel pump attendant at KBC. He was taken to the newsroom on tribal basis, being a person from his village. Previously, he had numerous disciplinary cases, among them loss ... view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the list of the workers who have been retrenched, I do not know what their political dispensation is. We have not talked about replacing these retrenched workers with others. If it will happen, those others are still out there, nobody knows what they believe in politically. Therefore, I think his suggestion that this is a political exercise is truly far-fetched. ISSUANCE OF ID/VOTERS CARDS TO NEP RESIDENTS view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Government is committed to revitalizing the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) to enable it reclaim its position as the premier broadcasting network in the country. To this end, the Government has increased its funding to the public broadcaster over the past three financial years. In the Financial Year 2003/2004, the Government supported the KBC to the tune of Kshs165 million and Kshs100 million in the Financial Year 2004/2005 respectively. During the current financial year it has funded the KBC to the tune of Kshs390 million for the purpose of a restructuring programme ... view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member that the KBC could do better to make sure it is heard in all corners of this country. The Government is looking into the possibility of funding the KBC to the extent that the KBC will be in a position to retain the best staff instead of being used by private broadcasters as a training ground where they poach KBC staff. There is no doubt that the Government is aware of the problem. The Government is looking for the monies it needs to improve the situation both for the staff ... view