Simon Lesirma

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• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not have that information. But what I do know is that several candidates applied, and the requirements were that they must have degrees in social sciences. So, it is possible that the candidates that the hon. Member is referring to had degrees in other fields. That would be one of the constraints. With regard to, for example, the recent or latest recruitment, 7,000 candidates applied, 600 were shortlisted and 200 were taken. So, you can see the competitive nature of this position. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I believe that question should be referred to the Public Service Commission, because when you talk about administrative officers, you are talking about the entire Public Service, and not just about DOs. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I agree that there was no gender parity in this case. The biggest problem is that the job of DOs is field-based, and it requires participation in combat activities, particularly, as the hon. Member may be aware, in areas where there is cattle rustling. This may be a difficult task for ladies. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just mentioned one of the aspects that gives us a challenge. The reason for DOs to attend paramilitary training is that they get involved in security issues. I am not saying that ladies are not able. Indeed, they can be deployed in Ministries as Assistant Secretaries in areas where they do not need to be involved in combat. However, I agree with the hon. Member that the ratio should be one third. In any case, with the passing of the new constitution, we will have no option but to have one third of recruits. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not think we have excess staff at the top. Indeed, we have shortage. We were to recruit 400 DOs, but Treasury allowed us to recruit 200. So, we are short of staff. We are also short of DCs. A number of districts are being manned by DOIs. So, I do not understand what the hon. Member is referring to. So, if he knows of a district which is over-staffed, he can give us that information, so that we can take corrective action. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the problem is the scheme of service, which is administered by the Permanent Secretary, Provincial Administration, together with the Permanent Secretary, Directorate of Personnel Management, and the Public Service Commission; it must be strictly adhered to. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the course of the next financial year, when Treasury increases the allocation from Kshs30 million to Kshs180 million, since we have a backlog of officers who have not been promoted, we are going to have a crash programme for all these DOs to go through the paramilitary training, and then we will work out a compensation mechanism. In the meantime, there is dialogue going on amongst the three Permanent Secretaries to see--- view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will confirm the officers when they have gone through the paramilitary training in the course of the next financial year. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the scheme of service says that after two years of service you qualify to move to the next grade, provided that you have met certain conditions. I did mention that one condition has not been met, and that is the paramilitary training. We are requesting Treasury to provide us with funds to enable us take the officers through that training. However, confirmation in the current Job Group, which is Job Group “J”, has taken place. What has not taken place is promotion to the next grade, which is Job Group “K”. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we require about Kshs250,000 to train one officer for 12 weeks. view