Dr. Newton Wanjala Kulundu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me just repeat what I had read so far, so that the whole thing makes sense. I thank the hon. Members for the enthusiasm with which they received and debated the Employment Bill. I also thank the hon. Members for their varied and constructive criticisms, which will help in finalising work on the Bill, especially at the Committee Stage. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take note of the concerns raised, and proposals made to enrich the Bill. Of special significance are the comments made by the hon. Members on the plight of child May 10, ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: I am happy with the insight given on statutory basic minimum wages, maternity and paternity leave and housing, especially for workers living in slum areas. The Employment Bill is important, and will ensure effective protection to all workers in the various sectors in the economy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, a lot of functional shortcomings observed, relating to labour officers, is a reflection of the weakness in the current Employment Act, Cap.226, which this Bill seeks to repeal. I am in full agreement with the valid observations made by hon. Members regarding the definitions in the Bill, and see the ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that The Labour Relations Bill be now read a Second Time. This is an important Bill dealing with the democratisation of industrial relations. The background information for this Bill is the same as the one I provided for the Employment Bill. The principal object of this Bill is to provide a legal framework to promote freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, to streamline the registration process of trade unions, employees' organizations, federations of trade unions and employers' organization to provide a mechanism for the ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very, much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all hon. Members for their comments and useful debate. Their criticisms have been constructive and we will take them in that light. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I should take this opportunity to thank hon--- I do not know if it is parliamentary or not, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank hon. Muturi for his insight into this Bill. As he was speaking today and yesterday, I was wondering whether we should not have recruited him as part ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Sorry, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir! I do not want to take the House's time! But I can assure you that we are all the richer by the comments of hon. Members. When this Bill comes to the final stage, those concerns will be taken on board. My officers are here. They have heard what you have said. They have already began to work on some of the concerns raised by hon. Members on the Bill. I will encourage them, between now and Tuesday, to work on those concerns. We will do our best to live up to the expectations ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Next Order! view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think there is a mistake in the Order Paper. The Labour Institutions Bill has not matured. I only read it for the first time yesterday. Therefore, I think we should move on to the next Order. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the same argument applies to this particular Bill. We only moved this Bill yesterday. In fact, the Departmental Committee is organising to proceed to some resort to discuss those three Bills, so that we can benefit from their tranquil discussions--- view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill has been referred to the relevant Departmental Committee. view