Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Before I make my Statement, which is quite comprehensive, let me just take one minute to appreciate and thank the House for supporting, endorsing, and passing the Sessional Paper on Foreign Policy. I appreciate that because it helps us to move forward. This issue is definitely of premium significance to the Members and all Kenyans. Therefore, I seek your indulgence so that I go through the Statement. It is fairly comprehensive but it is important because of the nature of the subject that we are dealing with. Hon. Speaker, I take this opportunity to thank you ... view
• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Public Service, 2016 provides for payment of hardship allowance for officers stationed in designated hardship areas as an incentive to partially compensate public servants working in designated hardship areas. Let me now go to very specific aspects required of the Statement. First, the House wants an overview on the criteria used by the Ministry of Public Service and Human Capital Development in determining hardship areas in the country. Designation of hardship areas was previously undertaken consultatively with the Office of the President, the then Provincial Administration and Internal Security, and the Directorate of Personnel Management. The designation of hardship areas ... view
• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: The terms of reference for the Inter-Agency Technical Committee, amongst others, were as follows: 1. To study the current policies and applicable circulars on designated hardship areas and payment of hardship allowance in the civil service. 2. To undertake a comparative analysis of other existing policies on designated hardship areas and payment of hardship allowance in the public service and other jurisdictions. 3. To study the issues in petitions presented to the National Assembly on the matter of designated hardship areas and payment of hardship allowance to public servants. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information ... view
• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: 4. To study concerns raised by the Union of Kenya Civil Servants regarding designated hardship areas and payment of hardship allowance as provided in the Collective Bargaining Agreement of 2017 and make recommendations on implementation modalities. 5. To address other issues incidental to the matter of designated hardship areas and the payment of allowances thereof. 6. To prepare a report on the study with recommendations on the way forward on categorisation of designated hardship areas and payment of hardship allowances. The Inter-Agency Technical Committee undertook a wide stakeholder engagement in carrying out the study. Some of the stakeholders' engagements by ... view
• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: In accordance with Article 232(1)(b) of the Constitution on the Values and Principles of Public Service, which provides for efficient, effective, and economic use of resources, I wish to inform this House that implementation of the Inter-agency Technical Report will reduce the financial implications for payment of hardship allowance from Ksh25.9 billion to Ksh19.5 billion per annum, thereby occasioning a saving of approximately Ksh6.5 billion per annum to the Government and, indeed, to the Kenyan taxpayer. This is as a result of the proposed harmonisation of designated hardship areas in the public service. I urge Parliament to take cognisance of ... view
• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, a clarification was sought by Parliament on why some civil servants receive hardship allowance while others, working in similar areas or environments, do not. The existing policies applied by various jurisdictions across the public service on designated hardship areas are currently not harmonised, leading to disparities in the payment of hardship allowances. These disparities have led to disharmony among employees of the civil service, teaching service, and the Judiciary deployed in the same geographical regions, with some earning the allowance while others not. Currently, some public servants deployed in the same geographical region receive hardship allowances, while others ... view
• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Parliament also sought information on the steps the Government is taking to ensure fairness in the criteria used to determine hardship areas. To promote fairness, equity and parity of treatment for employees in the public service, the Government constituted an Inter-agency Technical Committee, and I have given the profile, to address disparities in the designation of hardship areas. The KNBS provided parameters to guide the Inter-agency Technical Committee in reviewing the designated hardship areas. These parameters included food, water, transport and communication services, social services, climate and terrain, security, and poverty index. In addition, the KNBS provided the weighted criterion ... view
• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: In conclusion, I once again thank you for the opportunity to appear before the National Assembly. The Ministry of Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes has prioritised the implementation of the Inter-agency Report that will provide for harmonisation. view
• 30 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: I submit. view