Marsden Madoka

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 41 to 50 of 79.

• 21 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We passed the law and my understanding of the law was that, in fact, all the documentation will be done before the employee retires. If all that is done, where does the delay arise? You are saying that the pension delays because of the documentation process, but before you release the employe, all the documentation must have been done. So, Mr. Minister, are you serious about this? view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the Minister should address the issue raised by the hon. Member. I think it is very genuine. If the base has collapsed, we do not have to spend that money because we will be wasting it. That is the issue which was raised. November 14, 1006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3605 view
• 9 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, obviously, there are very many disabled people in the country. We do not know the criteria that is used in giving money to those people. Many people in my constituency have applied for assistance, but they have not received any. So, what criteria is used in disbursing the money? view
• 9 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, listening to the various arguments advanced by the Minister and other hon. Members of this House, it is clear that there has been a breakdown in communication. There is need for us to have proper discussions. A lot of the amendments proposed by the Minister would have passed if there would have been proper discussion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, so, I suggest that in future, the Minister works more closely with the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) what criteria is used in determining payment of hardship allowance to teachers; and, (b) why the teachers in Ronge Nyika of Tausa Division of Mwatate Constituency are not being paid hardship allowance? view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I heard the Assistant Minister, but he did not quite address himself to my Question. My Question is about hardship allowance in Tausa Division. Ronge Nyika is one-third of Tausa Division. In other words, teachers in the other two-thirds are being paid hardship allowance. They are all in the same ecological zone and they all suffer the same hardships as outlined in the criteria given here. Why then are these teachers in Ronge Nyika Location not being paid hardship allowance? view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister consider paying hardship allowance to these teachers in Ronge Nyika so that they can share this benefit with the others until the task force completes its task, because we know that it will take a bit of time? view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we understand that the Treasury is the one that has not released the funds. That is what we have been told by the PSC officers. view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Question addresses freedom fighters. There is a tendency to just think of the few whom we have heard about. Each year, I seem to see new names emerging as freedom fighters. Could the Assistant Minister ensure that we get a complete list of those people who are considered as freedom fighters and tell us those who have been decorated, if they are living or dead? view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Clearly, the lecturers are grossly underpaid. In fact, I weep for them. When I look at the conditions under which the university lecturers live, it is really deplorable. The issue here is not how much they are demanding, but what methods or how the Government is getting involved in trying to solve this particular issue. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) gave the necessary notice, which it is supposed to give the Government, for it to get involved so that the university councils can sit ... view