Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 591 to 600 of 1008.

• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to confirm that we have communicated to all the clerks. With regard to the Kisii Municipal Council that the Member has talked about, I want to re-assure the House that we have sent a special team to look at it because we have also been informed that there have been very many irregularities that relate to the council. Indeed, we have even removed the Clerk from the Kisii Municipal Council and a few other officers. We are also seeking support from the KACC in investigating some specific issues surrounding the council. In terms of general ... view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, this was an irregular and mischievous approach by the then clerk. He waited for the council to be dissolved and then he went on a rampage to employ people on his own volition. It is really unfortunate, but I would like to state that a number of these employees, who had been irregularly recruited, have gone to court and that matter is the subject of a court process. We can only await the outcome. At this particular stage, the fact of the matter is that the council was continuing to incur irregular expenditure for ... view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, I must acknowledge that there is a similar kind of scenario in Thika. One of the issues that we are insisting on is that really, we must have a staff rationalization programme. Just like we did for Kisumu, we will have to send a staff rationalization team to the Thika Municipal Council, so that we can evaluate the crisis that is there. I want to state once again that any clerk who knows that he is engaging in this exercise will be removed and disciplinary action will be taken against him. In the case of Thika ... view
• 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