10 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for that clarification. If it had been communicated I may not have read what I read from the Prime Minister’s Statement and that particular thing. The Committees intend to continue working and do intend---
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10 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committees do intend to do their oversight role. I am just reminding the Prime Minister that Chapter Six on Integrity requires that if there is something adverse about a public officer, they must step aside. Stepping aside is not the same as saying there is criminal culpability. Truly it is not. So, we would like assurance from the Prime Minister and the President that there is not going to be stepping back on this fight against corruption because that is what is hampering the development of this country. The cost of corruption is incredibly high. If ...
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4 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have listened to the Assistant Minister answer the Question. The first issue is: How was this person recruited at the recruitment centre? I believe the candidate provided all the original documents for employment. Secondly, when somebody has got doubt of identification, if it is the certificate, you consult the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to confirm that. If it is an identity card, you ask the Ministry concerned to confirm that, but not to ask somebody to leave the place of work when actually, the person presented original documents to ...
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4 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Could the Assistant Minister explain how this person was recruited without the original identity card? In any event, if the identification card has got a problem, the authority to certify it does not belong to the candidate who was picked. It is the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons and not the people at Eldoret, because they have no technical know-how to determine that the identity card is original or fake.
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3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister specify how long the investigations which he said are going on will take so that we can know when the report will come out?
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3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I listened to the Minister when he was giving his explanation. I believe that if any organization finds a qualified person and he is capable of doing the job that it wants because it wants to generate revenue, then the salary should not be an issue. I know that in this Government, there are Permanent Secretaries who earn more money than the Permanent Secretary, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of Civil Service. So, the issue of salary is an excuse that should not be raised.
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3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Another point is that if in the eyes of the public it is seen that the process is unfair and it is seen that the man has got the job unfairly, then the Minister is destroying the career of that man. He is destroying the credibility of the man who has been given the job. For the Minister to come here and say that he has a Board which is indecisive, as a Minister, before he goes to hire, what action has he taken as we sit here to make sure that that Board which has taken more than one ...
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3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Finally, the Minister became the Board, the Permanent Secretary and the Minister at the same time. If Ministers will work like this and say that the Board members are not working and they take their jobs, where are we heading to as a nation at this time when we have a new Constitution?
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3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We have a Minister who has said he has appointed somebody without the board. That is what he has told the House. Secondly, he said that he is not able to decide the salary and that it is being negotiated. By whom is it being negotiated? He has said the board is indecisive and is not able to help him. Three, the CEO is in office working. Under what terms is he working? There is nobody who can take up a job without knowing how much he will earn. He reports ...
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2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to tell the House that you can pay your duty and all the charges and fail to register your vehicle? Once you have paid your duty and other charges, it is obvious that you get the car registered. That is not the reason.
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