Peter Mwathi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I alluded to the fact that the KRA unified payroll return requires that all statutory deductions are done at the same time so that it stops being cumbersome. Some are being done after one month, others at a different time. This is unified, not only for NSSF. It is going to be done for NHIF and any other statutory deductions. We considered this. We know regulations can be amended after this Act has been passed. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of House: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on its consideration of- (1) A public Petition regarding payment of salary arears to staff of the Kenya Postal Corporation of Kenya (KPC). (2) The Employment Amendment Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 79 of 2019). (3) Report on fact-finding visit on social protection measures put in place by the Government in combating COVID-19 pandemic in the Coastal Region. I thank you. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a fact finding visit on social protection measures put in place by the Government in combating COVID-19 Pandemic in the Coastal Region laid on the Table of the House Tuesday, 1st December 2020. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Speaker. The Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare considered Section 2 of the Employment Act, 2007 which deals with definition of “salary”. There was a proposal to do away with the term “basic salary”. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: The Committee held a meeting and agreed that we shall move an amendment to ensure that we do not remove the words “basic salary”. The moment we remove the term “basic salary” in an employee’s payment, it means that the employer can decide what quantum forms your basic salary. Therefore, if there are any benefits that accrue pursuant to the amount that is paid to you as basic salary, then it will be calculated on what the employer will have decided as your basic salary. We will move an amendment to retain the term “basic salary” in the Bill. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I support the Bill. At the appropriate time, I will move that amendment. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended in the proposed amendments to section 2 of the Employment Act, 2007 by deleting the words “basic salary”. Basically, we are retaining the words “basic salary” which is... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: I said “as per the Order Paper”. When I say “as per the Order Paper”, with your guidance, I thought it is carried as the Order Paper provides. view