Moses Epainitous Akaranga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 98.

• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of performance contracts--- view
• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of performance contracting, I am pleased to inform this House that Kenya has been nominated and shortlisted for an award by the United Nations; the Public Service Award. We will be receiving that award in June, 2007. On the same issue of the public service, we have also placed the process of application for all public service jobs online. People can just apply for the jobs online, and they do not need to walk to the Public Service Commission Headquarters to pick the application forms and complete them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this ... view
• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware. (b) This vehicle is not assigned to any particular officer. The vehicle bearing the above Registration Number GK 689H belongs to the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development. However, I am not aware that the two individuals used the vehicle on 30th November, 2006 as alleged. (c) Yes, it will amount to abuse of office if the allegations are proved. (d) No action is being taken as the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development says that the vehicle was not used by the two individuals on ... view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if I have to answer this question on the basis of what people saw on TV, I would need your guidance. This is something which you could even confirm, and I am confirming to you that the particular vehicle belongs to the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development. That Ministry has confirmed that the vehicle was not used. So, if the vehicle was not used--- view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think I will go by those allegations. I have confirmed that the particular vehicle belongs to the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, and that it was never used on that particular day. You know very well that I do not lie. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government has not taken any steps to compensate Mau Mau freedom fighters. However, some freedom fighters who participated in the war of liberation have been recognised by being commended through honours and awards. (b) In view of the answer to part "a" of the Question, the issue does not arise. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the spirits of the freedom fighters have entered into some of the hon. Members. I agree that the freedom fighters did a great job for this country. As the hon. Member has suggested - this is an issue I have already discussed with him - my Ministry will set up a task force, which will come up with a criteria of identifying the freedom fighters. The freedom fighters for this country's liberty are not just the Mau Mau. There are other honourable people who did duty for this country. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there have been numerous requests from the hon. Members for the clarification of areas designated as hardship and the rate of allowance payable. As a result, my Ministry has found it prudent to make a Statement on hardship areas and the allowance payable. Let me give a historical background of the hardship issue. Hardship allowance, as it is known today, has undergone a number of changes. Before and immediately after Independence, it was known as family separation allowance, which was paid to European officers and frontier allowance which was paid to public servants who were working ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: In an effort to harmonise hardship areas and the allowances payable to all public servants, an inter-ministerial task force was constituted. The task force listed various districts and came up with findings or observations, and recommended that the criteria for determination of hardship areas be redefined and areas designated as hardship be harmonised within the public service. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are financial implications in this issue. It was observed that an additional Kshs1.2 billion, per year, was required to harmonise the disparity between the teachers' and civil servants' rates. In this regard, my Ministry is liaising with ... view