Ledama Olekina

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• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: I wish the Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Services can listen to this. view
• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (1) to make a Statement on a matter of general topical concern, namely, the Public Service Superannuation Scheme Act, 2012 (PSSS Act); The Public Service Superannuation Guideline Handbook published by the National Treasury and Economic Planning in compliance to the PSSS Act and the Human Resource Policies and Procedure Manual for Public Service of May 2016. The Public Service Superannuation Scheme Act No.8 of 2012, which has been in operation since 1st January, 2021, is geared towards provision of retirement benefits to persons employed in the Public Service, who are defined in ... view
• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: The current membership includes- (1) Civil Servants. (2) Teachers employed by the Teachers Service Commission (3) Disciplined Service (National Police Service, Prison Service and National Youth Service (NYS). (4) Judges of the Judiciary except the Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Human Resource Policies and Procedures Manual on the other hand provides guidelines in the management and the development of human resource capacity towards the achievement of various national goals and objectives. The manual incorporates provisions of the Constitution, labour laws and other legislations that govern various aspects of industrial relations in the Public Service. ... view
• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: compensation equivalent to benefits defined on Section 6(4) of the PSSS Act, and Section 10(1-6) and Table (7) of the Human Resource Policies and Procedure Manual for Public Service of 2016. I would like to highlight that teachers, who form the bulk of the civil servants, have never been provided with the above benefits. Over 4,094 teachers have died since the year 2016 and over 30,000 have recorded occupational illnesses and injuries. The estimated value of compensation that is legally due to the teachers’ next of kin is in excess of Kshs25 billion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, further, the disciplined ... view
• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: If you do that, you will be putting discipline and this Parliament shall not be making laws just for them to be good on paper. If you make laws, make sure you implement them fully. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement, particularly on the issue of pending bills. There is absolutely no reason as to why each county should have a pending bill. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, county governments budgeted to spend money 30 per cent of their money on development. Before the financial year ends, they carry out several supplementary budgets, which then affects the budgeted amount for projects that have already been expensed. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: In the Statement, I would like the Committee to follow up to ensure how much of these pending bills have reached to internet banking. Currently, the accounting officers, those who approved the expenditure, are the ones who divert the money. It is important that the Controller of Budget (CoB) understands her role clearly; that she only releases money which she is convinced is going to pay a particular expense. In that Statement, I request the Committee to further examine the amount of the money which is diverted in all the 47 counties, which ends up resulting in pending bills. As ... view