Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 541 to 550 of 955.

• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir suspension is usually the first port of call in matters like this. As the evidence unravels even more, more stringent measures can be taken against any individual officer who will be seen to have deliberately flouted the rules. So, suspension is not necessarily the only measure that can be taken. view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I start at the tail end, the positions that are vacant have been advertised. This is one point that I would like the House to note. Secondly, a committee has been set up to carefully look at the applicants in this context. The Ministry Human Resource Department will also be working very closely with the specific local authority to ensure that fairness and transparency are upheld during this recruitment exercise. So far, to the best of my knowledge, there is a record 5,000 applications for these jobs. People have shown interest in these positions. So, that ... view
• 14 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will make sure that this message is relayed to all the ministries. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to issue a Statement on the Kenya Youth Empowerment Project: KKV II. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kazi Kwa Vijana I (KKV I) was launched in March 2009 as a social safety net of the Grand Coalition to tackle the twin problems of hunger and unemployment. The key objective of the KKV was to employ between 200,000 to 300,000 young Kenyans who were at risk of hunger and starvation in the rural and urban areas. By its very objective the KKV was a Stimulus Package based on labour intensive and readily doable jobs to offer both short-term employment and income to put food on the table. As an emergency intervention KKV I projects ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the KKV I projects were implemented directly by line Ministries. According to the World Bank KKV I made good progress in employment creation with actual employment achieving 112 per cent of the planned target. Initial plans targeted a total of 232,911 but by mid September, 2009, a total of 296,080 youths had been employed under the programme. This was achieved under tight budgetary constraints which occasioned delays in disbursement of funds. In the Financial Year 2008/2009, the Government contributed Kshs2.8 billion to the KKV I projects. In the Financial Year 2009/2010, the Government committed Kshs4.3 billion to ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, private sector internships and training will improve youth employability by providing work experience and skills training. It will target 16,000 youth in the 15 – 29 age bracket. This component will be initiated in Nairobi and Mombasa before being extended to rural areas. The project aims to have at least 50 per cent of the youth who complete internships to be immediately employed by the internship employer, other employers or start a business. The third component will deal with developing the capacity of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, to articulate youth policy options and its ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is need for the Government to work together with the private sector on incentive packages for corporations to support youth employment, entrepreneurship and employability. Both the Government and the private sector should dedicate, at least, 30 per cent of their procurement to youth enterprises. The wages payable to the youth under the KKV are regulated by minimum wage guidelines issued by the Ministry of Labour. The assets and social benefits created under the KKV Programme such as expanded forest cover, water supply, sanitation facilities, small scale irrigation projects and job skills are for the long term. ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will undertake to follow up on the issue of outstanding payments. I will take Imenti Central as an example. Indeed, it has to be made clear that, as we move to Phase II, all the outstanding issues in Phase I need to be dealt view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: with. I will take up the issue raised by Mr. Benjamin Langat with regard to enslaving our youth. In the Statement, I said that KKV II has been designed for a longer period and it has a very specific component which will involve internship, training and enhancing the skills of the youth. This is the first step to make sure that they get the necessary skills and make them marketable once they have the skills. The issue of labour intensive jobs is one component but there is more emphasis now on internship. I have noted the concerns that, that programme ... view